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“The Ladies' Indispensable Companion And Housekeepers' Guide : Embracing Rules Of Etiquette, Rules For The Formation Of Good Habits, And A Great Variety Of Medical Recipes : To Which Is Added One Of The Best Systems Of Cookery Ever Published : The Majority Of The Recipes Are New And Ought To Be Possessed By Everyone” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  The Ladies' Indispensable Companion And Housekeepers' Guide : Embracing Rules Of Etiquette, Rules For The Formation Of Good Habits, And A Great Variety Of Medical Recipes : To Which Is Added One Of The Best Systems Of Cookery Ever Published : The Majority Of The Recipes Are New And Ought To Be Possessed By Everyone
• Language: English

“The Ladies' Indispensable Companion And Housekeepers' Guide : Embracing Rules Of Etiquette, Rules For The Formation Of Good Habits, And A Great Variety Of Medical Recipes : To Which Is Added One Of The Best Systems Of Cookery Ever Published : The Majority Of The Recipes Are New And Ought To Be Possessed By Everyone” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: Medicine - Social Behavior - Cooking

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“GOP 5. 0 : Republican Renewal Under President Obama: Rules For Rebuilding The Conservative Majority In 2010 And 2012” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  GOP 5. 0 : Republican Renewal Under President Obama: Rules For Rebuilding The Conservative Majority In 2010 And 2012
• Author: Hugh Hewitt
• Language: English

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“The Lazy Geeks: Majority Rules” Metadata:

• Title: The Lazy Geeks: Majority Rules
• Author: The Lazy Geeks
• Language: English

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• Subjects: podcast - The Lazy Geeks - electoral college - geek culture - pop culture

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“TRIBUTES TO HON. TED STEVENS Ted Stevens LATE A SENATOR FROM ALASKA MEMORIAL ADDRESSES AND OTHER TRIBUTES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TONGRESS.#15 ? [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] T1600.004 Ted Stevens ? Memorial Addresses And Other Tributes HELD IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES TOGETHER WITH MEMORIAL SERVICES IN HONOR OF TED STEVENS Late A Senator From Alaska One Hundred Eleventh Congress Second Session A ? Compiled Under The Direction Of The Joint Committee On Printing CONTENTS Biography............................................. V Proceedings In The Senate: Tributes By Senators: Akaka, Daniel K., Of Hawaii.................... 50 Alexander, Lamar, Of Tennessee................. 20 Bennett, Robert F., Of Utah.................... 16 Bond, Christopher S., Of Missouri.............. 37, 65 Brownback, Sam, Of Kansas...................... 47 Bunning, Jim, Of Kentucky...................... 36 Casey, Robert P., Jr., Of Pennsylvania......... 10, 12 Chambliss, Saxby, Of Georgia................... 39 Cochran, Thad, Of Mississippi.................. 46 Collins, Susan M., Of Maine.................... 21 Conrad, Kent, Of North Dakota.................. 45 Cornyn, John, Of Texas......................... 63 Dodd, Christopher J., Of Connecticut........... 61 Durbin, Richard, Of Illinois................... 58 Enzi, Michael B., Of Wyoming................... 24 Graham, Lindsey, Of South Carolina............. 57 Hutchison, Kay Bailey, Of Texas................ 18 Inouye, Daniel K., Of Hawaii................... 27 Isakson, Johnny, Of Georgia.................... 23 Kyl, Jon, Of Arizona........................... 56 Leahy, Patrick J., Of Vermont.................. 34 Levin, Carl, Of Michigan....................... 40 Lugar, Richard G., Of Indiana.................. 58 McConnell, Mitch, Of Kentucky.................. 4, 13 Murkowski, Lisa, Of Alaska ............................................... ..... 7, 29, 64 Reed, Jack, Of Rhode Island.................... 48 Reid, Harry, Of Nevada......................... 54 Roberts, Pat, Of Kansas........................ 40 Schumer, Charles E., Of New York............... 3, 4, 6 Shelby, Richard C., Of Alabama................. 38 Specter, Arlen, Of Pennsylvania................ 7, 14 Voinovich, George V., Of Ohio.................. 55 Wicker, Roger F., Of Mississippi............... 51 Proceedings In The House Of Representatives: Tributes By Representatives: Oberstar, James L., From Minnesota............. 67 Young, Don, Of Alaska.......................... 67 Memorial Services..................................... 71 Anchorage...................................... 73 Arlington National Cemetery.................... 113 Kennedy Center................................. 117 Ted Stevens Day................................ 137 BIOGRAPHY Ted Stevens Served Alaska With Distinction For Many Years. Ted Was Born In Indianapolis, IN, And Was Raised By His Grandmother. When He Was 13 He Moved To Manhattan Beach, CA, Where He Lived With His Aunt And Uncle. Having Promised His Aunt He Would Not Enlist Until He Was 19, Ted Attended Oregon State College For One Semester In 1942. On His 19th Birthday Ted Enlisted In The Marine Air Corps But He Failed The Eye Test. He Returned To California To Take Eye Exercises. On March 15, 1943, Ted Entered The Army And Was Assigned To The Army Air Corps. He Became A Pilot And Flew Missions In India And China In Support Of The Flying Tigers Of The 14th Air Force. He Was Awarded Numerous Medals For His Service, Including Two Distinguished Flying Crosses. After The War, Mr. Stevens Completed Degrees At UCLA And Harvard Law School. In 1950 He Joined A Law Firm In Washington, DC, Where He Met His First Wife Ann Cherrington. In 1952 Mr. Stevens Accepted A Position With Combs And Clasby, A Law Firm In Fairbanks. Later, In 1953 He Became U.S. Attorney In Fairbanks. During President Eisenhower's Administration, He Took A Job With The Interior Department In Washington, DC. In That Position, He Worked With Many Other Alaskans To Push For Alaska Statehood And Became The Chief Legal Officer (the Solicitor) Of Interior. In 1961 Ted Returned To Alaska To Practice Law In Anchorage In The New State Of Alaska. He Was Elected To The Alaska House Of Representatives In 1964. In His Second Term, Mr. Stevens Became The House Majority Leader. Mr. Stevens Was Appointed To The U.S. Senate In 1968 By Then-Governor Walter J. Hickel To Fill A Vacancy Created By The Death Of Senator E.L. (Bob) Bartlett. Two Years Later In 1970, Alaskans Chose Senator Stevens To Finish That Term. He Was Re-elected In 1972, 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, And 2002. During His Service In The Senate, Senator Stevens Was Instrumental In The Passage Of The Legislation Settling Alaska Native Land Claims, The Authorization Of The Trans- Alaska Pipeline, Transfer Of The Alaska Railroad To The State, Creating The Essential Air Service Program And Bypass Mail Service. He Has Worked Tirelessly To Improve Health Care, Communications, And Transportation For Alaskans. Ted Fought To Enact The 200 Mile Limit To Protect Alaska's Fisheries. He Authored The American Fisheries Act To Reduce Foreign Ownership Of Alaska's Fisheries And Created The Community Development Quota Program To Promote Economic Development In Western Alaska. Ted Was A Strong Supporter Of Development Of Alaska's Resources Including Construction Of A Gas Pipeline And Opening The Coastal Plain Of The Arctic National Wildlife Range To Oil And Gas Exploration. He Was A National Leader On Pension Reform, Women In Sports, National Security And Defense. The Ted Stevens Amateur Sports Act Created The U.S. Olympic Committee. The Longest Serving Member Of Alaska's Congressional Delegation, Senator Stevens Had More Years Of Service Than Any Other Republican In The U.S. Senate And Was The Longest Serving Senator In The History Of The Republican Party. Having Served For 4 Years As The Senate's President Pro Tempore, The Presiding Officer In The Absence Of The Vice President, Senator Stevens Also Served As The Senate's President Pro Tempore Emeritus; Vice Chairman Of The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation; Cochairman Of The Defense Appropriations Subcommittee; And Ranking Member Of The Disaster Recovery Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Subcommittee. He Was Married To The Former Catherine Bittner, A Fourth Generation Alaskan And Lawyer. He Has 6 Children And 11 Grandchildren. His First Wife, Ann Cherrington Stevens, Was Killed In A 1978 Airplane Crash At The Anchorage Airport. On August 9, 2010, Senator Stevens Was Among Five People Who Died In An Airplane Crash North Of Dillingham, AK, About 325 Miles Southwest Of Anchorage. ? MEMORIAL ADDRESSES AND OTHER TRIBUTES FOR TED STEVENS Proceedings In The Senate Thursday, August 12, 2010 Prayer The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, Offered The Following Prayer: Let Us Pray. Fountain Of Life And Source Of All Goodness, You Make All Things And Fill Them With Your Blessings. You Created Us To Rejoice In The Splendor Of Your Radiance. Help Our Senators Today To Nurture The Inner Light Of Your Presence In Their Lives. Enable Them To Hear Your Still Small Voice Calling Them To Embrace Your Wisdom And To Follow Your Leadership. Lord, We Commend To You Former Senator Ted Stevens. We Thank You For His Life And Legacy And Acknowledge That We Are Diminished By His Sudden And Unexpected Death. We Are Grateful For His Wisdom, Dedication, Patriotism, Courage, And Service. Comfort His Family And All Who Mourn. We Pray In Your Merciful Name. Amen. MOMENT OF SILENCE Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I Ask Unanimous Consent That The Senate Observe A Moment Of Silence In Memory Of Our Former Colleague, The Late Senator From Alaska, Ted Stevens. The ACTING PRESIDENT Pro Tempore. Without Objection, It Is So Ordered. (Moment Of Silence.) Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I Ask Unanimous Consent That The Senate Proceed To The Immediate Consideration Of S. Res. 617, Submitted Earlier Today. The ACTING PRESIDENT Pro Tempore. Without Objection, The Clerk Will Report The Resolution By Title. The Legislative Clerk Read As Follows: A Resolution (S. Res. 617) Relative To The Death Of The Honorable Theodore ''Ted'' Fulton Stevens, Former Senator For The State Of Alaska. There Being No Objection, The Senate Proceeded To Consider The Resolution. Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I Would Like To Take This Opportunity, And I Think I Speak On Behalf Of All Of Our Colleagues, Certainly In Sentiment If Not My Exact Words, About Our Friend And Former Colleague, Ted Stevens. On Tuesday We Were All Deeply Saddened To Learn About His Tragic Passing. Ted's Dedication To His Nation Began With His Valiant Service In World War II And Endured Through Six Decades Of Public Service. Ted Helped Secure Statehood For His Beloved Alaska And Never Stopped Fighting For The People Of The Pioneer State For Over 40 Years As Its Senior Senator. Our Thoughts Are With Ted's Wife Catherine And The Entire Stevens Family And All Of Those Who Lost Their Lives And Were Injured In This Week's Sad Accident. Mr. President, I Want To Personally Add The Thoughts Of Senator Reid. I Spoke With Him Last Night. We Spoke About Senator Stevens And Remembered Him Fondly. Senator Reid Particularly Noted To Me One Of His Prize Possessions Was A Hulk Tie That Senator Stevens Had Given Him, And He Proudly Still Has It With Him. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, In The History Of Our Country, No One Man Has Done More For One State Than Ted Stevens. His Commitment To The People Of Alaska And His Nation Spanned Decades, And He Left A Lasting Mark On Both. From His Early Military Service As A Pilot In World War II, To His Involvement In The Statehood Of The Last Frontier, To His Fierce Support And Defense Of Our Nation's Military, Ted Stevens Was Always There, Fighting For What He Believed In, And Usually Winning. He Was A Force To Be Reckoned With, And We Will Miss Him Greatly. We Extend Our Deepest Sympathies To Catherine And The Entire Stevens Family, And To The Families Of The Friends Who Were Lost In This Terrible Accident. Mr. SCHUMER. I Ask Unanimous Consent That The Resolution Be Agreed To, The Preamble Be Agreed To, The Motions To Reconsider Be Laid On The Table En Bloc, And That Any Statements Relating To The Resolution Be Printed In The Record. The ACTING PRESIDENT Pro Tempore. Without Objection, It Is So Ordered. The Resolution (S. Res. 617) Was Agreed To. The Preamble Was Agreed To. The Resolution, With Its Preamble, Reads As Follows: S. Res. 617 Whereas Theodore ''Ted'' Fulton Stevens, Who Began Serving In The Senate 8 Years After Alaska Was Admitted To Statehood, Represented The People Of The State Of Alaska With Distinction In The Senate From 1968 To 2009 And Played A Significant Role In The Transformation Of The State Of Alaska From An Impoverished Territory To A Full- Fledged State Through The Assistance He Provided In Building Energy Facilities, Hospitals And Clinics, Roads, Docks, Ferry Terminals And Airports, Water And Sewer Facilities, Schools, And Other Community Facilities In The State Of Alaska, Which Earned Him Recognition As ''Alaskan Of The Century'' From The Alaska Legislature In 2000; Whereas Ted Stevens Distinguished Himself As A Transport Pilot During World War II In Support Of The ''Flying Tigers'' Of The Army Air Forces, Flying Supplies To China Over The Treacherous ''Hump'' Route In The Eastern Himalayan Mountains And Earning 2 Distinguished Flying Crosses And Other Decorations For His Skill And Bravery; Whereas Ted Stevens, After Serving As A United States Attorney In The Territory Of Alaska, Came To Washington, District Of Columbia In 1956 To Serve In The Eisenhower Administration In The Department Of The Interior, Where He Was A Leading Force In Securing The Legislation That Led To The Admission Of Alaska As The 49th State On January 3, 1959, And Then As Solicitor Of The Department Of The Interior; Whereas, In 1961, Ted Stevens Returned To The State Of Alaska And, In 1964, Was Elected To The Alaska House Of Representatives, Where He Was Subsequently Elected As Speaker Pro Tempore And Majority Leader Until His Appointment To The Senate To Fill The Vacancy Caused By The Death Of Senator E.L. Bartlett On December 24, 1968; Whereas Ted Stevens, The Longest-serving Republican Senator In The History Of The Senate, Served As President Pro Tempore Of The Senate From 2003 Through 2007 And As President Pro Tempore Emeritus From 2008 To 2009, And Over The Course Of His Career In The Senate, Ted Stevens Served As Assistant Majority Leader, Chairman Of The Select Committee On Ethics, Chairman Of The Committee On Rules And Administration, Chairman Of The Committee On Governmental Affairs, Chairman Of The Committee On Appropriations, And Chairman Of The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation; Whereas Ted Stevens Worked Tirelessly For The Enactment Of The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 Et Seq.), Which Provided For The Return Of Approximately 44,000,000 Acres Of Land In The State Of Alaska To The Aleut, Eskimo, And Indian Peoples And Created Native Corporations To Secure The Long-term Economic, Cultural, And Political Empowerment Of The Native Peoples Of The State Of Alaska; Whereas Ted Stevens Was A Leader In Shaping The Communications Policies Of The United States, As He Helped To Establish The Spectrum Auction Policy, Negotiated The Telecommunications Act Of 1996 (Public Law 104-104; 110 Stat. 56), Authored The Digital Television Transition And Public Safety Act Of 2005 (47 U.S.C. 309 Note; Public Law 109-171), And Passionately Advocated For The Connection Of Rural America To The Rest Of The World And To Improve The Lives Of The People Of The United States Through The Use Of Telemedicine And Distance Learning; Whereas Ted Stevens Was A Conservationist Who Championed The Safe Development Of The Natural Resources Of The United States, As Illustrated By His Authorship Of The Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1651 Et Seq.), The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation And Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 Et Seq.), Which Established The 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone And Led To A Reduction In The Dominance Of Foreign Fishing Fleets In The Fisheries Of The United States, The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation And Management Reauthorization Act Of 2006 (Public Law 109-479; 120 Stat. 3575), Which Established Conservation Measures Designed To End Overfishing, And The High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 1826a Et Seq.), Which Provided For The Denial Of Entry Into Ports Of The United States And The Imposition Of Sanctions On Vessels Carrying Out Large-scale Driftnet Fishing Beyond The Exclusive Economic Zone Of Any Nation; Whereas Ted Stevens Was An Advocate For Physical Fitness In His Personal Life And In His Legislative Accomplishments, As Illustrated By His Authorship Of The Ted Stevens Amateur And Olympic Sports Act (36 U.S.C. 220501 Et Seq.), His Encouragement Of Providing Equality To Female Athletes Through The Enactment Of Title IX Of The Education Amendments Of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 Et Seq.), And His Leadership In Improving Physical Education Programs In Schools By Ushering Through The Carol M. White Physical Education Program (20 U.S.C. 7261 Et Seq.); Whereas Ted Stevens Unconditionally Supported The Needs Of The Armed Forces Of The United States Through Visits To Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, And Marines In Ever[y] Major Military Conflict And War Zone Where United States Military Personnel Have Been Assigned, Including Vietnam, Kuwait, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, And Afghanistan, And In His Role As Chairman And Ranking Member Of The Subcommittee On Defense Appropriations For More Than 20 Years; And Whereas Ted Stevens Was Well Respected For Reaching Across The Aisle To Forge Bipartisan Alliances And Enjoyed Many Close Friendships With Colleagues In Both Political Parties And With His Staff, Who Were Deeply Loyal To Him: Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, That” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  TRIBUTES TO HON. TED STEVENS Ted Stevens LATE A SENATOR FROM ALASKA MEMORIAL ADDRESSES AND OTHER TRIBUTES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TONGRESS.#15 ? [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] T1600.004 Ted Stevens ? Memorial Addresses And Other Tributes HELD IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES TOGETHER WITH MEMORIAL SERVICES IN HONOR OF TED STEVENS Late A Senator From Alaska One Hundred Eleventh Congress Second Session A ? Compiled Under The Direction Of The Joint Committee On Printing CONTENTS Biography............................................. V Proceedings In The Senate: Tributes By Senators: Akaka, Daniel K., Of Hawaii.................... 50 Alexander, Lamar, Of Tennessee................. 20 Bennett, Robert F., Of Utah.................... 16 Bond, Christopher S., Of Missouri.............. 37, 65 Brownback, Sam, Of Kansas...................... 47 Bunning, Jim, Of Kentucky...................... 36 Casey, Robert P., Jr., Of Pennsylvania......... 10, 12 Chambliss, Saxby, Of Georgia................... 39 Cochran, Thad, Of Mississippi.................. 46 Collins, Susan M., Of Maine.................... 21 Conrad, Kent, Of North Dakota.................. 45 Cornyn, John, Of Texas......................... 63 Dodd, Christopher J., Of Connecticut........... 61 Durbin, Richard, Of Illinois................... 58 Enzi, Michael B., Of Wyoming................... 24 Graham, Lindsey, Of South Carolina............. 57 Hutchison, Kay Bailey, Of Texas................ 18 Inouye, Daniel K., Of Hawaii................... 27 Isakson, Johnny, Of Georgia.................... 23 Kyl, Jon, Of Arizona........................... 56 Leahy, Patrick J., Of Vermont.................. 34 Levin, Carl, Of Michigan....................... 40 Lugar, Richard G., Of Indiana.................. 58 McConnell, Mitch, Of Kentucky.................. 4, 13 Murkowski, Lisa, Of Alaska ............................................... ..... 7, 29, 64 Reed, Jack, Of Rhode Island.................... 48 Reid, Harry, Of Nevada......................... 54 Roberts, Pat, Of Kansas........................ 40 Schumer, Charles E., Of New York............... 3, 4, 6 Shelby, Richard C., Of Alabama................. 38 Specter, Arlen, Of Pennsylvania................ 7, 14 Voinovich, George V., Of Ohio.................. 55 Wicker, Roger F., Of Mississippi............... 51 Proceedings In The House Of Representatives: Tributes By Representatives: Oberstar, James L., From Minnesota............. 67 Young, Don, Of Alaska.......................... 67 Memorial Services..................................... 71 Anchorage...................................... 73 Arlington National Cemetery.................... 113 Kennedy Center................................. 117 Ted Stevens Day................................ 137 BIOGRAPHY Ted Stevens Served Alaska With Distinction For Many Years. Ted Was Born In Indianapolis, IN, And Was Raised By His Grandmother. When He Was 13 He Moved To Manhattan Beach, CA, Where He Lived With His Aunt And Uncle. Having Promised His Aunt He Would Not Enlist Until He Was 19, Ted Attended Oregon State College For One Semester In 1942. On His 19th Birthday Ted Enlisted In The Marine Air Corps But He Failed The Eye Test. He Returned To California To Take Eye Exercises. On March 15, 1943, Ted Entered The Army And Was Assigned To The Army Air Corps. He Became A Pilot And Flew Missions In India And China In Support Of The Flying Tigers Of The 14th Air Force. He Was Awarded Numerous Medals For His Service, Including Two Distinguished Flying Crosses. After The War, Mr. Stevens Completed Degrees At UCLA And Harvard Law School. In 1950 He Joined A Law Firm In Washington, DC, Where He Met His First Wife Ann Cherrington. In 1952 Mr. Stevens Accepted A Position With Combs And Clasby, A Law Firm In Fairbanks. Later, In 1953 He Became U.S. Attorney In Fairbanks. During President Eisenhower's Administration, He Took A Job With The Interior Department In Washington, DC. In That Position, He Worked With Many Other Alaskans To Push For Alaska Statehood And Became The Chief Legal Officer (the Solicitor) Of Interior. In 1961 Ted Returned To Alaska To Practice Law In Anchorage In The New State Of Alaska. He Was Elected To The Alaska House Of Representatives In 1964. In His Second Term, Mr. Stevens Became The House Majority Leader. Mr. Stevens Was Appointed To The U.S. Senate In 1968 By Then-Governor Walter J. Hickel To Fill A Vacancy Created By The Death Of Senator E.L. (Bob) Bartlett. Two Years Later In 1970, Alaskans Chose Senator Stevens To Finish That Term. He Was Re-elected In 1972, 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, And 2002. During His Service In The Senate, Senator Stevens Was Instrumental In The Passage Of The Legislation Settling Alaska Native Land Claims, The Authorization Of The Trans- Alaska Pipeline, Transfer Of The Alaska Railroad To The State, Creating The Essential Air Service Program And Bypass Mail Service. He Has Worked Tirelessly To Improve Health Care, Communications, And Transportation For Alaskans. Ted Fought To Enact The 200 Mile Limit To Protect Alaska's Fisheries. He Authored The American Fisheries Act To Reduce Foreign Ownership Of Alaska's Fisheries And Created The Community Development Quota Program To Promote Economic Development In Western Alaska. Ted Was A Strong Supporter Of Development Of Alaska's Resources Including Construction Of A Gas Pipeline And Opening The Coastal Plain Of The Arctic National Wildlife Range To Oil And Gas Exploration. He Was A National Leader On Pension Reform, Women In Sports, National Security And Defense. The Ted Stevens Amateur Sports Act Created The U.S. Olympic Committee. The Longest Serving Member Of Alaska's Congressional Delegation, Senator Stevens Had More Years Of Service Than Any Other Republican In The U.S. Senate And Was The Longest Serving Senator In The History Of The Republican Party. Having Served For 4 Years As The Senate's President Pro Tempore, The Presiding Officer In The Absence Of The Vice President, Senator Stevens Also Served As The Senate's President Pro Tempore Emeritus; Vice Chairman Of The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation; Cochairman Of The Defense Appropriations Subcommittee; And Ranking Member Of The Disaster Recovery Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Subcommittee. He Was Married To The Former Catherine Bittner, A Fourth Generation Alaskan And Lawyer. He Has 6 Children And 11 Grandchildren. His First Wife, Ann Cherrington Stevens, Was Killed In A 1978 Airplane Crash At The Anchorage Airport. On August 9, 2010, Senator Stevens Was Among Five People Who Died In An Airplane Crash North Of Dillingham, AK, About 325 Miles Southwest Of Anchorage. ? MEMORIAL ADDRESSES AND OTHER TRIBUTES FOR TED STEVENS Proceedings In The Senate Thursday, August 12, 2010 Prayer The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, Offered The Following Prayer: Let Us Pray. Fountain Of Life And Source Of All Goodness, You Make All Things And Fill Them With Your Blessings. You Created Us To Rejoice In The Splendor Of Your Radiance. Help Our Senators Today To Nurture The Inner Light Of Your Presence In Their Lives. Enable Them To Hear Your Still Small Voice Calling Them To Embrace Your Wisdom And To Follow Your Leadership. Lord, We Commend To You Former Senator Ted Stevens. We Thank You For His Life And Legacy And Acknowledge That We Are Diminished By His Sudden And Unexpected Death. We Are Grateful For His Wisdom, Dedication, Patriotism, Courage, And Service. Comfort His Family And All Who Mourn. We Pray In Your Merciful Name. Amen. MOMENT OF SILENCE Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I Ask Unanimous Consent That The Senate Observe A Moment Of Silence In Memory Of Our Former Colleague, The Late Senator From Alaska, Ted Stevens. The ACTING PRESIDENT Pro Tempore. Without Objection, It Is So Ordered. (Moment Of Silence.) Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I Ask Unanimous Consent That The Senate Proceed To The Immediate Consideration Of S. Res. 617, Submitted Earlier Today. The ACTING PRESIDENT Pro Tempore. Without Objection, The Clerk Will Report The Resolution By Title. The Legislative Clerk Read As Follows: A Resolution (S. Res. 617) Relative To The Death Of The Honorable Theodore ''Ted'' Fulton Stevens, Former Senator For The State Of Alaska. There Being No Objection, The Senate Proceeded To Consider The Resolution. Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I Would Like To Take This Opportunity, And I Think I Speak On Behalf Of All Of Our Colleagues, Certainly In Sentiment If Not My Exact Words, About Our Friend And Former Colleague, Ted Stevens. On Tuesday We Were All Deeply Saddened To Learn About His Tragic Passing. Ted's Dedication To His Nation Began With His Valiant Service In World War II And Endured Through Six Decades Of Public Service. Ted Helped Secure Statehood For His Beloved Alaska And Never Stopped Fighting For The People Of The Pioneer State For Over 40 Years As Its Senior Senator. Our Thoughts Are With Ted's Wife Catherine And The Entire Stevens Family And All Of Those Who Lost Their Lives And Were Injured In This Week's Sad Accident. Mr. President, I Want To Personally Add The Thoughts Of Senator Reid. I Spoke With Him Last Night. We Spoke About Senator Stevens And Remembered Him Fondly. Senator Reid Particularly Noted To Me One Of His Prize Possessions Was A Hulk Tie That Senator Stevens Had Given Him, And He Proudly Still Has It With Him. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, In The History Of Our Country, No One Man Has Done More For One State Than Ted Stevens. His Commitment To The People Of Alaska And His Nation Spanned Decades, And He Left A Lasting Mark On Both. From His Early Military Service As A Pilot In World War II, To His Involvement In The Statehood Of The Last Frontier, To His Fierce Support And Defense Of Our Nation's Military, Ted Stevens Was Always There, Fighting For What He Believed In, And Usually Winning. He Was A Force To Be Reckoned With, And We Will Miss Him Greatly. We Extend Our Deepest Sympathies To Catherine And The Entire Stevens Family, And To The Families Of The Friends Who Were Lost In This Terrible Accident. Mr. SCHUMER. I Ask Unanimous Consent That The Resolution Be Agreed To, The Preamble Be Agreed To, The Motions To Reconsider Be Laid On The Table En Bloc, And That Any Statements Relating To The Resolution Be Printed In The Record. The ACTING PRESIDENT Pro Tempore. Without Objection, It Is So Ordered. The Resolution (S. Res. 617) Was Agreed To. The Preamble Was Agreed To. The Resolution, With Its Preamble, Reads As Follows: S. Res. 617 Whereas Theodore ''Ted'' Fulton Stevens, Who Began Serving In The Senate 8 Years After Alaska Was Admitted To Statehood, Represented The People Of The State Of Alaska With Distinction In The Senate From 1968 To 2009 And Played A Significant Role In The Transformation Of The State Of Alaska From An Impoverished Territory To A Full- Fledged State Through The Assistance He Provided In Building Energy Facilities, Hospitals And Clinics, Roads, Docks, Ferry Terminals And Airports, Water And Sewer Facilities, Schools, And Other Community Facilities In The State Of Alaska, Which Earned Him Recognition As ''Alaskan Of The Century'' From The Alaska Legislature In 2000; Whereas Ted Stevens Distinguished Himself As A Transport Pilot During World War II In Support Of The ''Flying Tigers'' Of The Army Air Forces, Flying Supplies To China Over The Treacherous ''Hump'' Route In The Eastern Himalayan Mountains And Earning 2 Distinguished Flying Crosses And Other Decorations For His Skill And Bravery; Whereas Ted Stevens, After Serving As A United States Attorney In The Territory Of Alaska, Came To Washington, District Of Columbia In 1956 To Serve In The Eisenhower Administration In The Department Of The Interior, Where He Was A Leading Force In Securing The Legislation That Led To The Admission Of Alaska As The 49th State On January 3, 1959, And Then As Solicitor Of The Department Of The Interior; Whereas, In 1961, Ted Stevens Returned To The State Of Alaska And, In 1964, Was Elected To The Alaska House Of Representatives, Where He Was Subsequently Elected As Speaker Pro Tempore And Majority Leader Until His Appointment To The Senate To Fill The Vacancy Caused By The Death Of Senator E.L. Bartlett On December 24, 1968; Whereas Ted Stevens, The Longest-serving Republican Senator In The History Of The Senate, Served As President Pro Tempore Of The Senate From 2003 Through 2007 And As President Pro Tempore Emeritus From 2008 To 2009, And Over The Course Of His Career In The Senate, Ted Stevens Served As Assistant Majority Leader, Chairman Of The Select Committee On Ethics, Chairman Of The Committee On Rules And Administration, Chairman Of The Committee On Governmental Affairs, Chairman Of The Committee On Appropriations, And Chairman Of The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation; Whereas Ted Stevens Worked Tirelessly For The Enactment Of The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 Et Seq.), Which Provided For The Return Of Approximately 44,000,000 Acres Of Land In The State Of Alaska To The Aleut, Eskimo, And Indian Peoples And Created Native Corporations To Secure The Long-term Economic, Cultural, And Political Empowerment Of The Native Peoples Of The State Of Alaska; Whereas Ted Stevens Was A Leader In Shaping The Communications Policies Of The United States, As He Helped To Establish The Spectrum Auction Policy, Negotiated The Telecommunications Act Of 1996 (Public Law 104-104; 110 Stat. 56), Authored The Digital Television Transition And Public Safety Act Of 2005 (47 U.S.C. 309 Note; Public Law 109-171), And Passionately Advocated For The Connection Of Rural America To The Rest Of The World And To Improve The Lives Of The People Of The United States Through The Use Of Telemedicine And Distance Learning; Whereas Ted Stevens Was A Conservationist Who Championed The Safe Development Of The Natural Resources Of The United States, As Illustrated By His Authorship Of The Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1651 Et Seq.), The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation And Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 Et Seq.), Which Established The 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone And Led To A Reduction In The Dominance Of Foreign Fishing Fleets In The Fisheries Of The United States, The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation And Management Reauthorization Act Of 2006 (Public Law 109-479; 120 Stat. 3575), Which Established Conservation Measures Designed To End Overfishing, And The High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 1826a Et Seq.), Which Provided For The Denial Of Entry Into Ports Of The United States And The Imposition Of Sanctions On Vessels Carrying Out Large-scale Driftnet Fishing Beyond The Exclusive Economic Zone Of Any Nation; Whereas Ted Stevens Was An Advocate For Physical Fitness In His Personal Life And In His Legislative Accomplishments, As Illustrated By His Authorship Of The Ted Stevens Amateur And Olympic Sports Act (36 U.S.C. 220501 Et Seq.), His Encouragement Of Providing Equality To Female Athletes Through The Enactment Of Title IX Of The Education Amendments Of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 Et Seq.), And His Leadership In Improving Physical Education Programs In Schools By Ushering Through The Carol M. White Physical Education Program (20 U.S.C. 7261 Et Seq.); Whereas Ted Stevens Unconditionally Supported The Needs Of The Armed Forces Of The United States Through Visits To Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, And Marines In Ever[y] Major Military Conflict And War Zone Where United States Military Personnel Have Been Assigned, Including Vietnam, Kuwait, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, And Afghanistan, And In His Role As Chairman And Ranking Member Of The Subcommittee On Defense Appropriations For More Than 20 Years; And Whereas Ted Stevens Was Well Respected For Reaching Across The Aisle To Forge Bipartisan Alliances And Enjoyed Many Close Friendships With Colleagues In Both Political Parties And With His Staff, Who Were Deeply Loyal To Him: Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, That
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“TRIBUTES TO HON. TED STEVENS Ted Stevens LATE A SENATOR FROM ALASKA MEMORIAL ADDRESSES AND OTHER TRIBUTES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TONGRESS.#15 ? [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] T1600.004 Ted Stevens ? Memorial Addresses And Other Tributes HELD IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES TOGETHER WITH MEMORIAL SERVICES IN HONOR OF TED STEVENS Late A Senator From Alaska One Hundred Eleventh Congress Second Session A ? Compiled Under The Direction Of The Joint Committee On Printing CONTENTS Biography............................................. V Proceedings In The Senate: Tributes By Senators: Akaka, Daniel K., Of Hawaii.................... 50 Alexander, Lamar, Of Tennessee................. 20 Bennett, Robert F., Of Utah.................... 16 Bond, Christopher S., Of Missouri.............. 37, 65 Brownback, Sam, Of Kansas...................... 47 Bunning, Jim, Of Kentucky...................... 36 Casey, Robert P., Jr., Of Pennsylvania......... 10, 12 Chambliss, Saxby, Of Georgia................... 39 Cochran, Thad, Of Mississippi.................. 46 Collins, Susan M., Of Maine.................... 21 Conrad, Kent, Of North Dakota.................. 45 Cornyn, John, Of Texas......................... 63 Dodd, Christopher J., Of Connecticut........... 61 Durbin, Richard, Of Illinois................... 58 Enzi, Michael B., Of Wyoming................... 24 Graham, Lindsey, Of South Carolina............. 57 Hutchison, Kay Bailey, Of Texas................ 18 Inouye, Daniel K., Of Hawaii................... 27 Isakson, Johnny, Of Georgia.................... 23 Kyl, Jon, Of Arizona........................... 56 Leahy, Patrick J., Of Vermont.................. 34 Levin, Carl, Of Michigan....................... 40 Lugar, Richard G., Of Indiana.................. 58 McConnell, Mitch, Of Kentucky.................. 4, 13 Murkowski, Lisa, Of Alaska ............................................... ..... 7, 29, 64 Reed, Jack, Of Rhode Island.................... 48 Reid, Harry, Of Nevada......................... 54 Roberts, Pat, Of Kansas........................ 40 Schumer, Charles E., Of New York............... 3, 4, 6 Shelby, Richard C., Of Alabama................. 38 Specter, Arlen, Of Pennsylvania................ 7, 14 Voinovich, George V., Of Ohio.................. 55 Wicker, Roger F., Of Mississippi............... 51 Proceedings In The House Of Representatives: Tributes By Representatives: Oberstar, James L., From Minnesota............. 67 Young, Don, Of Alaska.......................... 67 Memorial Services..................................... 71 Anchorage...................................... 73 Arlington National Cemetery.................... 113 Kennedy Center................................. 117 Ted Stevens Day................................ 137 BIOGRAPHY Ted Stevens Served Alaska With Distinction For Many Years. Ted Was Born In Indianapolis, IN, And Was Raised By His Grandmother. When He Was 13 He Moved To Manhattan Beach, CA, Where He Lived With His Aunt And Uncle. Having Promised His Aunt He Would Not Enlist Until He Was 19, Ted Attended Oregon State College For One Semester In 1942. On His 19th Birthday Ted Enlisted In The Marine Air Corps But He Failed The Eye Test. He Returned To California To Take Eye Exercises. On March 15, 1943, Ted Entered The Army And Was Assigned To The Army Air Corps. He Became A Pilot And Flew Missions In India And China In Support Of The Flying Tigers Of The 14th Air Force. He Was Awarded Numerous Medals For His Service, Including Two Distinguished Flying Crosses. After The War, Mr. Stevens Completed Degrees At UCLA And Harvard Law School. In 1950 He Joined A Law Firm In Washington, DC, Where He Met His First Wife Ann Cherrington. In 1952 Mr. Stevens Accepted A Position With Combs And Clasby, A Law Firm In Fairbanks. Later, In 1953 He Became U.S. Attorney In Fairbanks. During President Eisenhower's Administration, He Took A Job With The Interior Department In Washington, DC. In That Position, He Worked With Many Other Alaskans To Push For Alaska Statehood And Became The Chief Legal Officer (the Solicitor) Of Interior. In 1961 Ted Returned To Alaska To Practice Law In Anchorage In The New State Of Alaska. He Was Elected To The Alaska House Of Representatives In 1964. In His Second Term, Mr. Stevens Became The House Majority Leader. Mr. Stevens Was Appointed To The U.S. Senate In 1968 By Then-Governor Walter J. Hickel To Fill A Vacancy Created By The Death Of Senator E.L. (Bob) Bartlett. Two Years Later In 1970, Alaskans Chose Senator Stevens To Finish That Term. He Was Re-elected In 1972, 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996, And 2002. During His Service In The Senate, Senator Stevens Was Instrumental In The Passage Of The Legislation Settling Alaska Native Land Claims, The Authorization Of The Trans- Alaska Pipeline, Transfer Of The Alaska Railroad To The State, Creating The Essential Air Service Program And Bypass Mail Service. He Has Worked Tirelessly To Improve Health Care, Communications, And Transportation For Alaskans. Ted Fought To Enact The 200 Mile Limit To Protect Alaska's Fisheries. He Authored The American Fisheries Act To Reduce Foreign Ownership Of Alaska's Fisheries And Created The Community Development Quota Program To Promote Economic Development In Western Alaska. Ted Was A Strong Supporter Of Development Of Alaska's Resources Including Construction Of A Gas Pipeline And Opening The Coastal Plain Of The Arctic National Wildlife Range To Oil And Gas Exploration. He Was A National Leader On Pension Reform, Women In Sports, National Security And Defense. The Ted Stevens Amateur Sports Act Created The U.S. Olympic Committee. The Longest Serving Member Of Alaska's Congressional Delegation, Senator Stevens Had More Years Of Service Than Any Other Republican In The U.S. Senate And Was The Longest Serving Senator In The History Of The Republican Party. Having Served For 4 Years As The Senate's President Pro Tempore, The Presiding Officer In The Absence Of The Vice President, Senator Stevens Also Served As The Senate's President Pro Tempore Emeritus; Vice Chairman Of The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation; Cochairman Of The Defense Appropriations Subcommittee; And Ranking Member Of The Disaster Recovery Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Subcommittee. He Was Married To The Former Catherine Bittner, A Fourth Generation Alaskan And Lawyer. He Has 6 Children And 11 Grandchildren. His First Wife, Ann Cherrington Stevens, Was Killed In A 1978 Airplane Crash At The Anchorage Airport. On August 9, 2010, Senator Stevens Was Among Five People Who Died In An Airplane Crash North Of Dillingham, AK, About 325 Miles Southwest Of Anchorage. ? MEMORIAL ADDRESSES AND OTHER TRIBUTES FOR TED STEVENS Proceedings In The Senate Thursday, August 12, 2010 Prayer The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, Offered The Following Prayer: Let Us Pray. Fountain Of Life And Source Of All Goodness, You Make All Things And Fill Them With Your Blessings. You Created Us To Rejoice In The Splendor Of Your Radiance. Help Our Senators Today To Nurture The Inner Light Of Your Presence In Their Lives. Enable Them To Hear Your Still Small Voice Calling Them To Embrace Your Wisdom And To Follow Your Leadership. Lord, We Commend To You Former Senator Ted Stevens. We Thank You For His Life And Legacy And Acknowledge That We Are Diminished By His Sudden And Unexpected Death. We Are Grateful For His Wisdom, Dedication, Patriotism, Courage, And Service. Comfort His Family And All Who Mourn. We Pray In Your Merciful Name. Amen. MOMENT OF SILENCE Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I Ask Unanimous Consent That The Senate Observe A Moment Of Silence In Memory Of Our Former Colleague, The Late Senator From Alaska, Ted Stevens. The ACTING PRESIDENT Pro Tempore. Without Objection, It Is So Ordered. (Moment Of Silence.) Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I Ask Unanimous Consent That The Senate Proceed To The Immediate Consideration Of S. Res. 617, Submitted Earlier Today. The ACTING PRESIDENT Pro Tempore. Without Objection, The Clerk Will Report The Resolution By Title. The Legislative Clerk Read As Follows: A Resolution (S. Res. 617) Relative To The Death Of The Honorable Theodore ''Ted'' Fulton Stevens, Former Senator For The State Of Alaska. There Being No Objection, The Senate Proceeded To Consider The Resolution. Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I Would Like To Take This Opportunity, And I Think I Speak On Behalf Of All Of Our Colleagues, Certainly In Sentiment If Not My Exact Words, About Our Friend And Former Colleague, Ted Stevens. On Tuesday We Were All Deeply Saddened To Learn About His Tragic Passing. Ted's Dedication To His Nation Began With His Valiant Service In World War II And Endured Through Six Decades Of Public Service. Ted Helped Secure Statehood For His Beloved Alaska And Never Stopped Fighting For The People Of The Pioneer State For Over 40 Years As Its Senior Senator. Our Thoughts Are With Ted's Wife Catherine And The Entire Stevens Family And All Of Those Who Lost Their Lives And Were Injured In This Week's Sad Accident. Mr. President, I Want To Personally Add The Thoughts Of Senator Reid. I Spoke With Him Last Night. We Spoke About Senator Stevens And Remembered Him Fondly. Senator Reid Particularly Noted To Me One Of His Prize Possessions Was A Hulk Tie That Senator Stevens Had Given Him, And He Proudly Still Has It With Him. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, In The History Of Our Country, No One Man Has Done More For One State Than Ted Stevens. His Commitment To The People Of Alaska And His Nation Spanned Decades, And He Left A Lasting Mark On Both. From His Early Military Service As A Pilot In World War II, To His Involvement In The Statehood Of The Last Frontier, To His Fierce Support And Defense Of Our Nation's Military, Ted Stevens Was Always There, Fighting For What He Believed In, And Usually Winning. He Was A Force To Be Reckoned With, And We Will Miss Him Greatly. We Extend Our Deepest Sympathies To Catherine And The Entire Stevens Family, And To The Families Of The Friends Who Were Lost In This Terrible Accident. Mr. SCHUMER. I Ask Unanimous Consent That The Resolution Be Agreed To, The Preamble Be Agreed To, The Motions To Reconsider Be Laid On The Table En Bloc, And That Any Statements Relating To The Resolution Be Printed In The Record. The ACTING PRESIDENT Pro Tempore. Without Objection, It Is So Ordered. The Resolution (S. Res. 617) Was Agreed To. The Preamble Was Agreed To. The Resolution, With Its Preamble, Reads As Follows: S. Res. 617 Whereas Theodore ''Ted'' Fulton Stevens, Who Began Serving In The Senate 8 Years After Alaska Was Admitted To Statehood, Represented The People Of The State Of Alaska With Distinction In The Senate From 1968 To 2009 And Played A Significant Role In The Transformation Of The State Of Alaska From An Impoverished Territory To A Full- Fledged State Through The Assistance He Provided In Building Energy Facilities, Hospitals And Clinics, Roads, Docks, Ferry Terminals And Airports, Water And Sewer Facilities, Schools, And Other Community Facilities In The State Of Alaska, Which Earned Him Recognition As ''Alaskan Of The Century'' From The Alaska Legislature In 2000; Whereas Ted Stevens Distinguished Himself As A Transport Pilot During World War II In Support Of The ''Flying Tigers'' Of The Army Air Forces, Flying Supplies To China Over The Treacherous ''Hump'' Route In The Eastern Himalayan Mountains And Earning 2 Distinguished Flying Crosses And Other Decorations For His Skill And Bravery; Whereas Ted Stevens, After Serving As A United States Attorney In The Territory Of Alaska, Came To Washington, District Of Columbia In 1956 To Serve In The Eisenhower Administration In The Department Of The Interior, Where He Was A Leading Force In Securing The Legislation That Led To The Admission Of Alaska As The 49th State On January 3, 1959, And Then As Solicitor Of The Department Of The Interior; Whereas, In 1961, Ted Stevens Returned To The State Of Alaska And, In 1964, Was Elected To The Alaska House Of Representatives, Where He Was Subsequently Elected As Speaker Pro Tempore And Majority Leader Until His Appointment To The Senate To Fill The Vacancy Caused By The Death Of Senator E.L. Bartlett On December 24, 1968; Whereas Ted Stevens, The Longest-serving Republican Senator In The History Of The Senate, Served As President Pro Tempore Of The Senate From 2003 Through 2007 And As President Pro Tempore Emeritus From 2008 To 2009, And Over The Course Of His Career In The Senate, Ted Stevens Served As Assistant Majority Leader, Chairman Of The Select Committee On Ethics, Chairman Of The Committee On Rules And Administration, Chairman Of The Committee On Governmental Affairs, Chairman Of The Committee On Appropriations, And Chairman Of The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation; Whereas Ted Stevens Worked Tirelessly For The Enactment Of The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 Et Seq.), Which Provided For The Return Of Approximately 44,000,000 Acres Of Land In The State Of Alaska To The Aleut, Eskimo, And Indian Peoples And Created Native Corporations To Secure The Long-term Economic, Cultural, And Political Empowerment Of The Native Peoples Of The State Of Alaska; Whereas Ted Stevens Was A Leader In Shaping The Communications Policies Of The United States, As He Helped To Establish The Spectrum Auction Policy, Negotiated The Telecommunications Act Of 1996 (Public Law 104-104; 110 Stat. 56), Authored The Digital Television Transition And Public Safety Act Of 2005 (47 U.S.C. 309 Note; Public Law 109-171), And Passionately Advocated For The Connection Of Rural America To The Rest Of The World And To Improve The Lives Of The People Of The United States Through The Use Of Telemedicine And Distance Learning; Whereas Ted Stevens Was A Conservationist Who Championed The Safe Development Of The Natural Resources Of The United States, As Illustrated By His Authorship Of The Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1651 Et Seq.), The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation And Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 Et Seq.), Which Established The 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone And Led To A Reduction In The Dominance Of Foreign Fishing Fleets In The Fisheries Of The United States, The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation And Management Reauthorization Act Of 2006 (Public Law 109-479; 120 Stat. 3575), Which Established Conservation Measures Designed To End Overfishing, And The High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act (16 U.S.C. 1826a Et Seq.), Which Provided For The Denial Of Entry Into Ports Of The United States And The Imposition Of Sanctions On Vessels Carrying Out Large-scale Driftnet Fishing Beyond The Exclusive Economic Zone Of Any Nation; Whereas Ted Stevens Was An Advocate For Physical Fitness In His Personal Life And In His Legislative Accomplishments, As Illustrated By His Authorship Of The Ted Stevens Amateur And Olympic Sports Act (36 U.S.C. 220501 Et Seq.), His Encouragement Of Providing Equality To Female Athletes Through The Enactment Of Title IX Of The Education Amendments Of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 Et Seq.), And His Leadership In Improving Physical Education Programs In Schools By Ushering Through The Carol M. White Physical Education Program (20 U.S.C. 7261 Et Seq.); Whereas Ted Stevens Unconditionally Supported The Needs Of The Armed Forces Of The United States Through Visits To Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, And Marines In Ever[y] Major Military Conflict And War Zone Where United States Military Personnel Have Been Assigned, Including Vietnam, Kuwait, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, And Afghanistan, And In His Role As Chairman And Ranking Member Of The Subcommittee On Defense Appropriations For More Than 20 Years; And Whereas Ted Stevens Was Well Respected For Reaching Across The Aisle To Forge Bipartisan Alliances And Enjoyed Many Close Friendships With Colleagues In Both Political Parties And With His Staff, Who Were Deeply Loyal To Him: Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, That” Subjects and Themes:

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“Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Says He Has The Votes To Change Senate Rules : CSPAN3 : April 4, 2017 2:34pm-2:43pm EDT” Subjects and Themes:

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“ERIC ED613783: How A College Accrediting Agency Failed To Protect Students From A Decade Of Fraud During A 13-year Period Starting In 2008, The Accrediting Commission Of Career Schools And Colleges (ACCSC) Raised Concerns More Than 30 Times That Colleges Affiliated With The Center For Excellence In Higher Education (CEHE) Were Potentially Failing To Meet Standards For Quality, Honesty, And Other Attributes Crucial To Students And Taxpayers Alike. And Yet, CEHE Never Fixed The Vast Majority Of These Problems. This Issue Brief Looks At The Rules Guiding Accrediting Agencies And Details The Long List Of Actions To Examine How An Accreditor Could Ostensibly Follow All Its Rules In Overseeing An Obviously Troubled Chain Of Schools Without Putting A Stop To The Company's Waste And Abuse Until Far Too Late. Moving Forward, Congress And The Biden-Harris Administration Should Seek To Strengthen The Rules For Accrediting Agencies, Take Aggressive Action To Ensure That The Colleges Causing Serious Concerns Are Not Allowed To Continue Collecting Taxpayer Money And Enrolling Students, And, Above All, Make Sure That Students Enrolled In CEHE--and The Many Colleges Like It--are Entitled To Relief.” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  ERIC ED613783: How A College Accrediting Agency Failed To Protect Students From A Decade Of Fraud During A 13-year Period Starting In 2008, The Accrediting Commission Of Career Schools And Colleges (ACCSC) Raised Concerns More Than 30 Times That Colleges Affiliated With The Center For Excellence In Higher Education (CEHE) Were Potentially Failing To Meet Standards For Quality, Honesty, And Other Attributes Crucial To Students And Taxpayers Alike. And Yet, CEHE Never Fixed The Vast Majority Of These Problems. This Issue Brief Looks At The Rules Guiding Accrediting Agencies And Details The Long List Of Actions To Examine How An Accreditor Could Ostensibly Follow All Its Rules In Overseeing An Obviously Troubled Chain Of Schools Without Putting A Stop To The Company's Waste And Abuse Until Far Too Late. Moving Forward, Congress And The Biden-Harris Administration Should Seek To Strengthen The Rules For Accrediting Agencies, Take Aggressive Action To Ensure That The Colleges Causing Serious Concerns Are Not Allowed To Continue Collecting Taxpayer Money And Enrolling Students, And, Above All, Make Sure That Students Enrolled In CEHE--and The Many Colleges Like It--are Entitled To Relief.
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“ERIC ED613783: How A College Accrediting Agency Failed To Protect Students From A Decade Of Fraud During A 13-year Period Starting In 2008, The Accrediting Commission Of Career Schools And Colleges (ACCSC) Raised Concerns More Than 30 Times That Colleges Affiliated With The Center For Excellence In Higher Education (CEHE) Were Potentially Failing To Meet Standards For Quality, Honesty, And Other Attributes Crucial To Students And Taxpayers Alike. And Yet, CEHE Never Fixed The Vast Majority Of These Problems. This Issue Brief Looks At The Rules Guiding Accrediting Agencies And Details The Long List Of Actions To Examine How An Accreditor Could Ostensibly Follow All Its Rules In Overseeing An Obviously Troubled Chain Of Schools Without Putting A Stop To The Company's Waste And Abuse Until Far Too Late. Moving Forward, Congress And The Biden-Harris Administration Should Seek To Strengthen The Rules For Accrediting Agencies, Take Aggressive Action To Ensure That The Colleges Causing Serious Concerns Are Not Allowed To Continue Collecting Taxpayer Money And Enrolling Students, And, Above All, Make Sure That Students Enrolled In CEHE--and The Many Colleges Like It--are Entitled To Relief.” Subjects and Themes:

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“TRIBUTES TO HON. ARLEN SPECTER Arlen Specter U.S. SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA TRIBUTES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TONGRESS.#15 Arlen Specter ? Tributes Delivered In Congress Arlen Specter United States Senator 1981-2011 A ? Compiled Under The Direction Of The Joint Committee On Printing CONTENTS Biography............................................. V Farewell To The Senate................................ Xi Proceedings In The Senate: Tributes By Senators: Akaka, Daniel K., Of Hawaii.................... 12 Alexander, Lamar, Of Tennessee................. 3 Bennet, Michael F., Of Colorado................ 21 Boxer, Barbara, Of California.................. 23 Casey, Robert P., Jr., Of Pennsylvania......... 15, 24 Cochran, Thad, Of Mississippi.................. 19 Conrad, Kent, Of North Dakota.................. 8 Dodd, Christopher J., Of Connecticut........... 11 Durbin, Richard, Of Illinois................... 11, 17 Enzi, Michael B., Of Wyoming................... 9 Harkin, Tom, Of Iowa........................... 22 Hatch, Orrin G., Of Utah....................... 13 Levin, Carl, Of Michigan....................... 5 Murkowski, Lisa, Of Alaska..................... 26 Reed, Jack, Of Rhode Island.................... 5 Reid, Harry, Of Nevada......................... 5, 7 Sessions, Jeff, Of Alabama..................... 20 Udall, Mark, Of Colorado....................... 22 Warner, Mark R., Of Virginia................... 5 BIOGRAPHY Since First Elected In 1980, Arlen Specter Has Brought Rugged Individualism And Fierce Independence Learned From His Youth On The Kansas Plains To Become A Leading Senate Moderate. His Work As Philadelphia's Tough District Attorney Gave Him Insights To Write The Terrorist Prosecution Act, The Armed Career Criminal Act, And Coauthor The Second Chance Act. His Legal Background And Experience In Constitutional Law Provided The Skills To Serve As Judiciary Chairman During The Confirmation Hearings Of Chief Justice Roberts And Justice Alito. In Earlier Confirmation Hearings He Had The Courage To Cross Party Lines In Opposing Judge Bork And Disagreeing With Conventional Wisdom In Supporting Justice Thomas After Dissecting The Contradictory And Highly Charged Testimony. As A Consummate Legislator, He Has Counseled Compromise And Conciliation In A Congress That Has Established New Records For Partisan Discord. In Foreign Affairs, He Has Advocated Dialogue And Accommodation As An Antidote To Belligerency And Saber Rattling. Arlen Specter's Five Terms Have Made Him The Longest Serving U.S. Senator In Pennsylvania's History. A Voice Of Reason, His Independence And Balance Have Won Endorsements From The AFL-CIO And High Marks From The U.S. Chamber Of Commerce, The National Association Of Manufacturers, And The Americans For Tax Reform. Time Magazine Listed Him Among The Ten Best Senators In 2006. Knowlegis Rated Him The Second Most Powerful Senator In 2006 Behind Only Majority Leader Bill Frist. A November 11, 2007 Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Stated: ''Senator Arlen Specter Has More Clout Than Some Sovereign Nations.'' Senator Specter Attributes His Zeal For Public Service To His Experience As A Child When He Saw The Government Mistreat His Father, Harry Specter, Who Migrated To The United States From Russia In 1911. Private Specter, Serving In World War I In The Infantry, Was Seriously Wounded In Action In France's Argonne Forest. When The Government Broke Its Promise To Pay World War I Veterans A 00 Bonus, The Veterans Marched On Washington. President Hoover Called Out The Army Which Fired On And Killed Veterans On The Mall In One Of The Blackest Days In American History. As A Metaphor, Senator Specter Says He Has Been On His Way To Washington Ever Since To Get His Father's Bonus And Since He Hasn't Gotten It Yet, He's Running For Reelection. The Incident Over His Father's Bonus Has Made Arlen Specter A Fierce Advocate For Veterans' Benefits And The ''little Guy'' In His Battles With The Federal Government. From His Immigrant Parents, Arlen Specter Learned Work Ethics The Hard Way. His Father, Harry Specter, Who Was A Peddler, Took 5-year-old Arlen To Small Kansas Towns Selling Cantaloupes Door To Door With A Small Basket In Hand. In His Dad's Junkyard In Russell, KS, 16-year-old Arlen Specter Cut Down Oil Derricks With An Acetylene Torch And Loaded Scrap Iron Into Rail Freight Cars Headed For The Smelter. His Credentials Include Votes For The Line-item Veto And A Constitutional Amendment For A Balanced Budget. As A Two-term Philadelphia District Attorney, He Fought For Tough Sentences For Tough Criminals And Later, In The Senate, Wrote Groundbreaking Legislation Providing For Life Sentences For Three-time Recidivists On Violent Crimes. Since 1981, He Has Played A Significant Role In Supreme Court Nomination Hearings, For Chief Justice Rehnquist, Justices O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsberg, Breyer, And Judge Bork. Notwithstanding Debilitating Chemotherapy Treatments In 2005, He Stayed On The Job As Chairman Of The Judiciary Committee To Preside Over Historic Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings. His Work On The Judiciary Committee Has Included Writing Significant Legislation On Dealing With Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, And Privacy. As A Senior Member Of The Appropriations Committee, He Led The Fight To Increase Funding For The National Institutes Of Health From 2 Billion To 0 Billion To Expand Medical Research To Find Cures For Cancer, Heart Disease, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, And Other Maladies. He Has Supported Expanding Health Care For Seniors And Children And Has Proposed Legislation To Cover The Almost 50 Million Americans Who Do Not Have Health Insurance. Because Senator Specter Is Keenly Aware Of The Importance Of Understanding The Younger Generation, He Often Visits And Speaks At Universities And High Schools. He Credits His Parents, Both Immigrants, With Emphasizing The Importance Of Education Which Has Enabled His Brother, Two Sisters, And Himself To Share In The American Dream. To Empower Others With Access To Education, He Led The Fight On The Appropriations Subcommittee To Increase Federal Spending By 138 Percent And Raise Funding For Scholarships And Student Loans. Constituent Service And Promoting Pennsylvania's Economic Interests Have Been The Hallmarks Of Senator Specter's Senate Career. He Maintained Offices In Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Erie, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, And The Lehigh Valley To Help Residents Of Those Areas Who Needed Assistance To Cut Washington's Redtape. From His Experience As A Teenager Working On A Farm In Kansas, The State Where He Was Born, Senator Specter Has Understood And Worked On The Problems Of Pennsylvania's Farmers From His Position On The Appropriations Subcommittee On Agriculture. He Frequently Argues In The International Trade Commission To Assist The Steel Industry From Being Deluged With Unfair Foreign Imports. His Proposed Legislation, Endorsed By Both Business And Labor, Would Create A Private Right Of Action In Federal Courts To Stop Subsidized Or Dumped Products From Being Imported Into The United States. He Has Supported The Coal Industry By Promoting Legislation For Clean Coal Technology And Securing 00 Million For A Schuylkill County Project To Turn Sludge Into High Octane, Environmentally Safe Gasoline. Recognizing The Long-term Effects Of Global Warming, He Has Cosponsored The Bingaman-Specter Bill To Reduce Harm From Carbon Emissions. As Chairman Of The Intelligence Committee In The 104th Congress And A Member Of The Appropriations Subcommittee On Foreign Operations, Senator Specter Traveled Extensively Meeting With World Leaders Including Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev; French President Francois Mitterrand; Israel's Prime Ministers Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir, Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, Ariel Sharon, And Ehud Olmert; China's President Hu Jintao; Indian Prime Minister Singh; Pakistan's Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto, Mohammad Zia, And Pervez Musharraf; Jordan's Kings Hussein And Abdullah; And Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Strongly Agreeing With Moshe Dayan's Famous Statement That We Make Peace With Our Enemies Not Our Friends, He Has Met With Syria's Presidents Hafez Al-Assad And Bashar Al-Assad; The Palestinian Authority's Chairman Yasser Arafat; Iraq's President Saddam Hussein; Cuba's President Fidel Castro; Libya's Leader Muammar Qadhafi; And Venezuela President Hugo Chavez. From These Meetings And His Studies Of Foreign Affairs Since His Undergraduate Days At The University Of Pennsylvania, Where He Majored In Political Science And International Relations, Senator Specter Has Been A Forceful Advocate For Aggressive Diplomacy To Solve International Conflicts. He Wrote, With Staffer Chris Bradish, An Article For The Washington Quarterly (Winter 2006-2007), Outlining A Blueprint For Diplomatic Initiatives In The Mideast With Emphasis On Bilateral Negotiations With Iran And Syria. Similarly, He Has Urged Bilateral, As Well As Multilateral, Negotiations With North Korea. Early In His Senate Career In 1982, He Was Among The First To Call For A U.S./U.S.S.R. Summit In A Resolution Which Passed The Senate 90 To 8. He Participated Extensively With The Senate Observers At The Geneva Arms Reduction Talks In The 1980s And Led The Fight For The Broad Interpretation Of The ABM Treaty. Senator Specter Consistently Supported Appropriations To Fight Global AIDS And Promoted Worldwide Support For Underdeveloped Countries Including Free Trade Agreements. Arlen Specter Was Elected To The U.S. Senate In 1980 And Served Five Terms. In 2005, Senator Specter Became Pennsylvania's Longest Serving U.S. Senator. He Was A Senior Member Of The Senate Judiciary, Appropriations, And Veterans Affairs Committees. Senator Specter Was A Member Of The Senate Judiciary Committee Since He Came To The Senate. As Such, He Played An Instrumental Role In Many Of The Senate's Most Important Issues, Including The Confirmations Of Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. And Justice Samuel Alito To Serve As Associate Justice On The U.S. Supreme Court. Senator Specter Also Shepherded Through The Judiciary Committee Legislation On Asbestos Litigation Reform To Absolve What The Supreme Court Once Called An ''elephantine Mass'' Clogging Our Judicial System. Senator Specter Has Worked In A Bipartisan Fashion To Reauthorize Key Provisions Of The USA PATRIOT Act, An Important Tool In The U.S. War On Terror. He Has Also Authored Legislation To Help Consumers Better Protect The Privacy Of Their Personal Information In The Face Of Recurrent Data Security Breaches Across The Country. On The Judiciary Committee, Senator Specter Built On His Foundation As A Lawyer And Former District Attorney. He Was The Author Of The Armed Career Criminal Act, Which Has Been Praised For Its Long Prison Terms For Repeat Offenders, And The Terrorist Prosecution Act, Which Authorizes Criminal Actions In U.S. Courts For Assaulting, Maiming, Or Murdering Americans Anywhere In The World. As A Senior Member Of The Appropriations Committee, Senator Specter Was Chairman Of The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On Labor, Health And Human Services, And Education. This Subcommittee Oversees Federal Funding For The National Institutes Of Health (NIH), The Centers For Disease Control, Educational Programs Like Head Start, Pell Grants, And GEAR-UP, And Worker Safety Programs. Under His Leadership, Funding For Education Has Increased By More Than 130 Percent. Senator Specter Was Also Instrumental In Doubling The Budget For NIH, Which Has Made Major Advances In Curing Parkinson's, Cancer, Heart Disease, And Delaying The Onset Of Alzheimer's. Finally, Senator Specter Is A Strong Proponent Of Stem Cell Research For The Purposes Of Discovering Knowledge That May Lead To Cures For These Same Ailments. Strengthening Our Nation's Security Has Been A Longstanding Priority Of Senator Specter's. Thirty Days After The Terrorist Attacks Of September 11, 2001, Senator Specter Drafted The Legislation That Established The Department Of Homeland Security. While Serving As Chairman Of The Senate Intelligence Committee In The 104th Congress, He Authored The Bill Creating The Inspector General Of The Central Intelligence Agency, Marking The Only Reform Legislation To Emerge From The Iran-Contra Affair. Senator Specter Continues His Strong Advocacy For Veterans, A Passion Born From The First Veteran He Ever Knew, His Father, Harry Specter, Who Was Wounded In World War I. As A Former Chairman Of The Veterans Committee, He Pushed For Just Treatment For Veterans And Increased Benefits. Working Closely With The Secretary Of Veterans Affairs, Senator Specter Oversaw The Opening Of Four New Veterans Outpatient Clinics In Fayette, Northampton, Venango, And Warren Counties And Passed Legislation To Create A New Veterans Cemetery In Southeastern Pennsylvania. A Frequent Visitor To All Of Pennsylvania's 67 Counties, Senator Specter Places Constituent Service High On His Priorities And Has Been Instrumental On The Appropriations Committee In Promoting Pennsylvania's Interests In Agriculture, High-technology, Steel, Coal, Tourism, Mass Transit, Highways, And Military Installations. In Addition To Tackling The Major Legislative Business Before The Senate, Senator Specter Also Engaged In A Personal Battle With Stage IV-B Hodgkin's Lymphoma Cancer In 2005 And 2008. In Both Cases He Underwent Nearly 5 Months Of Chemotherapy, But Still Maintained All Of His Senatorial Duties, Including Chairing Hearings, Voting, And Brokering Important Legislative Initiatives. In July 2008, Senator Specter Received His Last Chemotherapy Treatment And Has Since Received A Clean Bill Of Health. Senator Specter Was Born To Immigrant Parents In Wichita, KS, And Grew Up In The Small Town Of Russell, KS. He Is A Phi Beta Kappa Graduate Of The University Of Pennsylvania And Served As An Editor Of The Yale Law Journal. He Began His Career In Public Service As An Assistant Philadelphia District Attorney. While Serving In That Position, He Was Named Assistant Counsel On The Warren Commission Investigation Into President Kennedy's Assassination. Two Years Later, Senator Specter Was Elected District Attorney Of Philadelphia At The Age Of 35. Senator Specter Lives In Philadelphia With His Wife Joan. They Have Two Sons, Shanin And Steve, And Four Grandchildren, Silvi, Perri, Lilli, And Hatti. Farewell To The Senate Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Mr. SPECTER. Madam President, This Is Not A Farewell Address But, Rather, A Closing Argument To A Jury Of My Colleagues And The American People Outlining My Views On How The Senate And, With It, The Federal Government Arrived At Its Current Condition Of Partisan Gridlock, And My Suggestions On Where We Go From Here On That Pressing Problem And The Key Issues Of National And International Importance. To Make A Final Floor Statement Is A Challenge. The Washington Post Noted The Poor Attendance At My Colleagues' Farewell Speeches Earlier This Month. That Is Really Not Surprising Since There Is Hardly Anyone Ever On The Senate Floor. The Days Of Lively Debate With Many Members On The Floor Are Long Gone. Abuse Of The Senate Rules Has Pretty Much Stripped Senators Of The Right To Offer Amendments. The Modern Filibuster Requires Only A Threat And No Talking. So The Senate's Activity For More Than A Decade Has Been The Virtual Continuous Drone Of A Quorum Call. But That Is Not The Way It Was When Senator Chris Dodd And I Were Privileged To Enter The World's Greatest Deliberative Body 30 Years Ago. Senators On Both Sides Of The Aisle Engaged In Collegial Debate And Found Ways To Find Common Ground On The Nation's Pressing Problems. When I Attended My First Republican Moderates Luncheon, I Met Mark Hatfield, John Chafee, Ted Stevens, Mac Mathias, Bob Stafford, Bob Packwood, Chuck Percy, Bill Cohen, Warren Rudman, Alan Simpson, Jack Danforth, John Warner, Nancy Kassebaum, Slade Gorton, And I Found My Colleague John Heinz There. That Is A Far Cry From Later Years When The Moderates Could Fit Into A Telephone Booth. On The Other Side Of The Aisle, I Found Many Democratic Senators Willing To Move To The Center To Craft Legislation” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  TRIBUTES TO HON. ARLEN SPECTER Arlen Specter U.S. SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA TRIBUTES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TONGRESS.#15 Arlen Specter ? Tributes Delivered In Congress Arlen Specter United States Senator 1981-2011 A ? Compiled Under The Direction Of The Joint Committee On Printing CONTENTS Biography............................................. V Farewell To The Senate................................ Xi Proceedings In The Senate: Tributes By Senators: Akaka, Daniel K., Of Hawaii.................... 12 Alexander, Lamar, Of Tennessee................. 3 Bennet, Michael F., Of Colorado................ 21 Boxer, Barbara, Of California.................. 23 Casey, Robert P., Jr., Of Pennsylvania......... 15, 24 Cochran, Thad, Of Mississippi.................. 19 Conrad, Kent, Of North Dakota.................. 8 Dodd, Christopher J., Of Connecticut........... 11 Durbin, Richard, Of Illinois................... 11, 17 Enzi, Michael B., Of Wyoming................... 9 Harkin, Tom, Of Iowa........................... 22 Hatch, Orrin G., Of Utah....................... 13 Levin, Carl, Of Michigan....................... 5 Murkowski, Lisa, Of Alaska..................... 26 Reed, Jack, Of Rhode Island.................... 5 Reid, Harry, Of Nevada......................... 5, 7 Sessions, Jeff, Of Alabama..................... 20 Udall, Mark, Of Colorado....................... 22 Warner, Mark R., Of Virginia................... 5 BIOGRAPHY Since First Elected In 1980, Arlen Specter Has Brought Rugged Individualism And Fierce Independence Learned From His Youth On The Kansas Plains To Become A Leading Senate Moderate. His Work As Philadelphia's Tough District Attorney Gave Him Insights To Write The Terrorist Prosecution Act, The Armed Career Criminal Act, And Coauthor The Second Chance Act. His Legal Background And Experience In Constitutional Law Provided The Skills To Serve As Judiciary Chairman During The Confirmation Hearings Of Chief Justice Roberts And Justice Alito. In Earlier Confirmation Hearings He Had The Courage To Cross Party Lines In Opposing Judge Bork And Disagreeing With Conventional Wisdom In Supporting Justice Thomas After Dissecting The Contradictory And Highly Charged Testimony. As A Consummate Legislator, He Has Counseled Compromise And Conciliation In A Congress That Has Established New Records For Partisan Discord. In Foreign Affairs, He Has Advocated Dialogue And Accommodation As An Antidote To Belligerency And Saber Rattling. Arlen Specter's Five Terms Have Made Him The Longest Serving U.S. Senator In Pennsylvania's History. A Voice Of Reason, His Independence And Balance Have Won Endorsements From The AFL-CIO And High Marks From The U.S. Chamber Of Commerce, The National Association Of Manufacturers, And The Americans For Tax Reform. Time Magazine Listed Him Among The Ten Best Senators In 2006. Knowlegis Rated Him The Second Most Powerful Senator In 2006 Behind Only Majority Leader Bill Frist. A November 11, 2007 Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Stated: ''Senator Arlen Specter Has More Clout Than Some Sovereign Nations.'' Senator Specter Attributes His Zeal For Public Service To His Experience As A Child When He Saw The Government Mistreat His Father, Harry Specter, Who Migrated To The United States From Russia In 1911. Private Specter, Serving In World War I In The Infantry, Was Seriously Wounded In Action In France's Argonne Forest. When The Government Broke Its Promise To Pay World War I Veterans A 00 Bonus, The Veterans Marched On Washington. President Hoover Called Out The Army Which Fired On And Killed Veterans On The Mall In One Of The Blackest Days In American History. As A Metaphor, Senator Specter Says He Has Been On His Way To Washington Ever Since To Get His Father's Bonus And Since He Hasn't Gotten It Yet, He's Running For Reelection. The Incident Over His Father's Bonus Has Made Arlen Specter A Fierce Advocate For Veterans' Benefits And The ''little Guy'' In His Battles With The Federal Government. From His Immigrant Parents, Arlen Specter Learned Work Ethics The Hard Way. His Father, Harry Specter, Who Was A Peddler, Took 5-year-old Arlen To Small Kansas Towns Selling Cantaloupes Door To Door With A Small Basket In Hand. In His Dad's Junkyard In Russell, KS, 16-year-old Arlen Specter Cut Down Oil Derricks With An Acetylene Torch And Loaded Scrap Iron Into Rail Freight Cars Headed For The Smelter. His Credentials Include Votes For The Line-item Veto And A Constitutional Amendment For A Balanced Budget. As A Two-term Philadelphia District Attorney, He Fought For Tough Sentences For Tough Criminals And Later, In The Senate, Wrote Groundbreaking Legislation Providing For Life Sentences For Three-time Recidivists On Violent Crimes. Since 1981, He Has Played A Significant Role In Supreme Court Nomination Hearings, For Chief Justice Rehnquist, Justices O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsberg, Breyer, And Judge Bork. Notwithstanding Debilitating Chemotherapy Treatments In 2005, He Stayed On The Job As Chairman Of The Judiciary Committee To Preside Over Historic Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings. His Work On The Judiciary Committee Has Included Writing Significant Legislation On Dealing With Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, And Privacy. As A Senior Member Of The Appropriations Committee, He Led The Fight To Increase Funding For The National Institutes Of Health From 2 Billion To 0 Billion To Expand Medical Research To Find Cures For Cancer, Heart Disease, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, And Other Maladies. He Has Supported Expanding Health Care For Seniors And Children And Has Proposed Legislation To Cover The Almost 50 Million Americans Who Do Not Have Health Insurance. Because Senator Specter Is Keenly Aware Of The Importance Of Understanding The Younger Generation, He Often Visits And Speaks At Universities And High Schools. He Credits His Parents, Both Immigrants, With Emphasizing The Importance Of Education Which Has Enabled His Brother, Two Sisters, And Himself To Share In The American Dream. To Empower Others With Access To Education, He Led The Fight On The Appropriations Subcommittee To Increase Federal Spending By 138 Percent And Raise Funding For Scholarships And Student Loans. Constituent Service And Promoting Pennsylvania's Economic Interests Have Been The Hallmarks Of Senator Specter's Senate Career. He Maintained Offices In Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Erie, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, And The Lehigh Valley To Help Residents Of Those Areas Who Needed Assistance To Cut Washington's Redtape. From His Experience As A Teenager Working On A Farm In Kansas, The State Where He Was Born, Senator Specter Has Understood And Worked On The Problems Of Pennsylvania's Farmers From His Position On The Appropriations Subcommittee On Agriculture. He Frequently Argues In The International Trade Commission To Assist The Steel Industry From Being Deluged With Unfair Foreign Imports. His Proposed Legislation, Endorsed By Both Business And Labor, Would Create A Private Right Of Action In Federal Courts To Stop Subsidized Or Dumped Products From Being Imported Into The United States. He Has Supported The Coal Industry By Promoting Legislation For Clean Coal Technology And Securing 00 Million For A Schuylkill County Project To Turn Sludge Into High Octane, Environmentally Safe Gasoline. Recognizing The Long-term Effects Of Global Warming, He Has Cosponsored The Bingaman-Specter Bill To Reduce Harm From Carbon Emissions. As Chairman Of The Intelligence Committee In The 104th Congress And A Member Of The Appropriations Subcommittee On Foreign Operations, Senator Specter Traveled Extensively Meeting With World Leaders Including Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev; French President Francois Mitterrand; Israel's Prime Ministers Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir, Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, Ariel Sharon, And Ehud Olmert; China's President Hu Jintao; Indian Prime Minister Singh; Pakistan's Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto, Mohammad Zia, And Pervez Musharraf; Jordan's Kings Hussein And Abdullah; And Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Strongly Agreeing With Moshe Dayan's Famous Statement That We Make Peace With Our Enemies Not Our Friends, He Has Met With Syria's Presidents Hafez Al-Assad And Bashar Al-Assad; The Palestinian Authority's Chairman Yasser Arafat; Iraq's President Saddam Hussein; Cuba's President Fidel Castro; Libya's Leader Muammar Qadhafi; And Venezuela President Hugo Chavez. From These Meetings And His Studies Of Foreign Affairs Since His Undergraduate Days At The University Of Pennsylvania, Where He Majored In Political Science And International Relations, Senator Specter Has Been A Forceful Advocate For Aggressive Diplomacy To Solve International Conflicts. He Wrote, With Staffer Chris Bradish, An Article For The Washington Quarterly (Winter 2006-2007), Outlining A Blueprint For Diplomatic Initiatives In The Mideast With Emphasis On Bilateral Negotiations With Iran And Syria. Similarly, He Has Urged Bilateral, As Well As Multilateral, Negotiations With North Korea. Early In His Senate Career In 1982, He Was Among The First To Call For A U.S./U.S.S.R. Summit In A Resolution Which Passed The Senate 90 To 8. He Participated Extensively With The Senate Observers At The Geneva Arms Reduction Talks In The 1980s And Led The Fight For The Broad Interpretation Of The ABM Treaty. Senator Specter Consistently Supported Appropriations To Fight Global AIDS And Promoted Worldwide Support For Underdeveloped Countries Including Free Trade Agreements. Arlen Specter Was Elected To The U.S. Senate In 1980 And Served Five Terms. In 2005, Senator Specter Became Pennsylvania's Longest Serving U.S. Senator. He Was A Senior Member Of The Senate Judiciary, Appropriations, And Veterans Affairs Committees. Senator Specter Was A Member Of The Senate Judiciary Committee Since He Came To The Senate. As Such, He Played An Instrumental Role In Many Of The Senate's Most Important Issues, Including The Confirmations Of Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. And Justice Samuel Alito To Serve As Associate Justice On The U.S. Supreme Court. Senator Specter Also Shepherded Through The Judiciary Committee Legislation On Asbestos Litigation Reform To Absolve What The Supreme Court Once Called An ''elephantine Mass'' Clogging Our Judicial System. Senator Specter Has Worked In A Bipartisan Fashion To Reauthorize Key Provisions Of The USA PATRIOT Act, An Important Tool In The U.S. War On Terror. He Has Also Authored Legislation To Help Consumers Better Protect The Privacy Of Their Personal Information In The Face Of Recurrent Data Security Breaches Across The Country. On The Judiciary Committee, Senator Specter Built On His Foundation As A Lawyer And Former District Attorney. He Was The Author Of The Armed Career Criminal Act, Which Has Been Praised For Its Long Prison Terms For Repeat Offenders, And The Terrorist Prosecution Act, Which Authorizes Criminal Actions In U.S. Courts For Assaulting, Maiming, Or Murdering Americans Anywhere In The World. As A Senior Member Of The Appropriations Committee, Senator Specter Was Chairman Of The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On Labor, Health And Human Services, And Education. This Subcommittee Oversees Federal Funding For The National Institutes Of Health (NIH), The Centers For Disease Control, Educational Programs Like Head Start, Pell Grants, And GEAR-UP, And Worker Safety Programs. Under His Leadership, Funding For Education Has Increased By More Than 130 Percent. Senator Specter Was Also Instrumental In Doubling The Budget For NIH, Which Has Made Major Advances In Curing Parkinson's, Cancer, Heart Disease, And Delaying The Onset Of Alzheimer's. Finally, Senator Specter Is A Strong Proponent Of Stem Cell Research For The Purposes Of Discovering Knowledge That May Lead To Cures For These Same Ailments. Strengthening Our Nation's Security Has Been A Longstanding Priority Of Senator Specter's. Thirty Days After The Terrorist Attacks Of September 11, 2001, Senator Specter Drafted The Legislation That Established The Department Of Homeland Security. While Serving As Chairman Of The Senate Intelligence Committee In The 104th Congress, He Authored The Bill Creating The Inspector General Of The Central Intelligence Agency, Marking The Only Reform Legislation To Emerge From The Iran-Contra Affair. Senator Specter Continues His Strong Advocacy For Veterans, A Passion Born From The First Veteran He Ever Knew, His Father, Harry Specter, Who Was Wounded In World War I. As A Former Chairman Of The Veterans Committee, He Pushed For Just Treatment For Veterans And Increased Benefits. Working Closely With The Secretary Of Veterans Affairs, Senator Specter Oversaw The Opening Of Four New Veterans Outpatient Clinics In Fayette, Northampton, Venango, And Warren Counties And Passed Legislation To Create A New Veterans Cemetery In Southeastern Pennsylvania. A Frequent Visitor To All Of Pennsylvania's 67 Counties, Senator Specter Places Constituent Service High On His Priorities And Has Been Instrumental On The Appropriations Committee In Promoting Pennsylvania's Interests In Agriculture, High-technology, Steel, Coal, Tourism, Mass Transit, Highways, And Military Installations. In Addition To Tackling The Major Legislative Business Before The Senate, Senator Specter Also Engaged In A Personal Battle With Stage IV-B Hodgkin's Lymphoma Cancer In 2005 And 2008. In Both Cases He Underwent Nearly 5 Months Of Chemotherapy, But Still Maintained All Of His Senatorial Duties, Including Chairing Hearings, Voting, And Brokering Important Legislative Initiatives. In July 2008, Senator Specter Received His Last Chemotherapy Treatment And Has Since Received A Clean Bill Of Health. Senator Specter Was Born To Immigrant Parents In Wichita, KS, And Grew Up In The Small Town Of Russell, KS. He Is A Phi Beta Kappa Graduate Of The University Of Pennsylvania And Served As An Editor Of The Yale Law Journal. He Began His Career In Public Service As An Assistant Philadelphia District Attorney. While Serving In That Position, He Was Named Assistant Counsel On The Warren Commission Investigation Into President Kennedy's Assassination. Two Years Later, Senator Specter Was Elected District Attorney Of Philadelphia At The Age Of 35. Senator Specter Lives In Philadelphia With His Wife Joan. They Have Two Sons, Shanin And Steve, And Four Grandchildren, Silvi, Perri, Lilli, And Hatti. Farewell To The Senate Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Mr. SPECTER. Madam President, This Is Not A Farewell Address But, Rather, A Closing Argument To A Jury Of My Colleagues And The American People Outlining My Views On How The Senate And, With It, The Federal Government Arrived At Its Current Condition Of Partisan Gridlock, And My Suggestions On Where We Go From Here On That Pressing Problem And The Key Issues Of National And International Importance. To Make A Final Floor Statement Is A Challenge. The Washington Post Noted The Poor Attendance At My Colleagues' Farewell Speeches Earlier This Month. That Is Really Not Surprising Since There Is Hardly Anyone Ever On The Senate Floor. The Days Of Lively Debate With Many Members On The Floor Are Long Gone. Abuse Of The Senate Rules Has Pretty Much Stripped Senators Of The Right To Offer Amendments. The Modern Filibuster Requires Only A Threat And No Talking. So The Senate's Activity For More Than A Decade Has Been The Virtual Continuous Drone Of A Quorum Call. But That Is Not The Way It Was When Senator Chris Dodd And I Were Privileged To Enter The World's Greatest Deliberative Body 30 Years Ago. Senators On Both Sides Of The Aisle Engaged In Collegial Debate And Found Ways To Find Common Ground On The Nation's Pressing Problems. When I Attended My First Republican Moderates Luncheon, I Met Mark Hatfield, John Chafee, Ted Stevens, Mac Mathias, Bob Stafford, Bob Packwood, Chuck Percy, Bill Cohen, Warren Rudman, Alan Simpson, Jack Danforth, John Warner, Nancy Kassebaum, Slade Gorton, And I Found My Colleague John Heinz There. That Is A Far Cry From Later Years When The Moderates Could Fit Into A Telephone Booth. On The Other Side Of The Aisle, I Found Many Democratic Senators Willing To Move To The Center To Craft Legislation
• Author: Committee on Appropriations
• Language: English

“TRIBUTES TO HON. ARLEN SPECTER Arlen Specter U.S. SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA TRIBUTES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TONGRESS.#15 Arlen Specter ? Tributes Delivered In Congress Arlen Specter United States Senator 1981-2011 A ? Compiled Under The Direction Of The Joint Committee On Printing CONTENTS Biography............................................. V Farewell To The Senate................................ Xi Proceedings In The Senate: Tributes By Senators: Akaka, Daniel K., Of Hawaii.................... 12 Alexander, Lamar, Of Tennessee................. 3 Bennet, Michael F., Of Colorado................ 21 Boxer, Barbara, Of California.................. 23 Casey, Robert P., Jr., Of Pennsylvania......... 15, 24 Cochran, Thad, Of Mississippi.................. 19 Conrad, Kent, Of North Dakota.................. 8 Dodd, Christopher J., Of Connecticut........... 11 Durbin, Richard, Of Illinois................... 11, 17 Enzi, Michael B., Of Wyoming................... 9 Harkin, Tom, Of Iowa........................... 22 Hatch, Orrin G., Of Utah....................... 13 Levin, Carl, Of Michigan....................... 5 Murkowski, Lisa, Of Alaska..................... 26 Reed, Jack, Of Rhode Island.................... 5 Reid, Harry, Of Nevada......................... 5, 7 Sessions, Jeff, Of Alabama..................... 20 Udall, Mark, Of Colorado....................... 22 Warner, Mark R., Of Virginia................... 5 BIOGRAPHY Since First Elected In 1980, Arlen Specter Has Brought Rugged Individualism And Fierce Independence Learned From His Youth On The Kansas Plains To Become A Leading Senate Moderate. His Work As Philadelphia's Tough District Attorney Gave Him Insights To Write The Terrorist Prosecution Act, The Armed Career Criminal Act, And Coauthor The Second Chance Act. His Legal Background And Experience In Constitutional Law Provided The Skills To Serve As Judiciary Chairman During The Confirmation Hearings Of Chief Justice Roberts And Justice Alito. In Earlier Confirmation Hearings He Had The Courage To Cross Party Lines In Opposing Judge Bork And Disagreeing With Conventional Wisdom In Supporting Justice Thomas After Dissecting The Contradictory And Highly Charged Testimony. As A Consummate Legislator, He Has Counseled Compromise And Conciliation In A Congress That Has Established New Records For Partisan Discord. In Foreign Affairs, He Has Advocated Dialogue And Accommodation As An Antidote To Belligerency And Saber Rattling. Arlen Specter's Five Terms Have Made Him The Longest Serving U.S. Senator In Pennsylvania's History. A Voice Of Reason, His Independence And Balance Have Won Endorsements From The AFL-CIO And High Marks From The U.S. Chamber Of Commerce, The National Association Of Manufacturers, And The Americans For Tax Reform. Time Magazine Listed Him Among The Ten Best Senators In 2006. Knowlegis Rated Him The Second Most Powerful Senator In 2006 Behind Only Majority Leader Bill Frist. A November 11, 2007 Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Stated: ''Senator Arlen Specter Has More Clout Than Some Sovereign Nations.'' Senator Specter Attributes His Zeal For Public Service To His Experience As A Child When He Saw The Government Mistreat His Father, Harry Specter, Who Migrated To The United States From Russia In 1911. Private Specter, Serving In World War I In The Infantry, Was Seriously Wounded In Action In France's Argonne Forest. When The Government Broke Its Promise To Pay World War I Veterans A 00 Bonus, The Veterans Marched On Washington. President Hoover Called Out The Army Which Fired On And Killed Veterans On The Mall In One Of The Blackest Days In American History. As A Metaphor, Senator Specter Says He Has Been On His Way To Washington Ever Since To Get His Father's Bonus And Since He Hasn't Gotten It Yet, He's Running For Reelection. The Incident Over His Father's Bonus Has Made Arlen Specter A Fierce Advocate For Veterans' Benefits And The ''little Guy'' In His Battles With The Federal Government. From His Immigrant Parents, Arlen Specter Learned Work Ethics The Hard Way. His Father, Harry Specter, Who Was A Peddler, Took 5-year-old Arlen To Small Kansas Towns Selling Cantaloupes Door To Door With A Small Basket In Hand. In His Dad's Junkyard In Russell, KS, 16-year-old Arlen Specter Cut Down Oil Derricks With An Acetylene Torch And Loaded Scrap Iron Into Rail Freight Cars Headed For The Smelter. His Credentials Include Votes For The Line-item Veto And A Constitutional Amendment For A Balanced Budget. As A Two-term Philadelphia District Attorney, He Fought For Tough Sentences For Tough Criminals And Later, In The Senate, Wrote Groundbreaking Legislation Providing For Life Sentences For Three-time Recidivists On Violent Crimes. Since 1981, He Has Played A Significant Role In Supreme Court Nomination Hearings, For Chief Justice Rehnquist, Justices O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsberg, Breyer, And Judge Bork. Notwithstanding Debilitating Chemotherapy Treatments In 2005, He Stayed On The Job As Chairman Of The Judiciary Committee To Preside Over Historic Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings. His Work On The Judiciary Committee Has Included Writing Significant Legislation On Dealing With Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, And Privacy. As A Senior Member Of The Appropriations Committee, He Led The Fight To Increase Funding For The National Institutes Of Health From 2 Billion To 0 Billion To Expand Medical Research To Find Cures For Cancer, Heart Disease, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, And Other Maladies. He Has Supported Expanding Health Care For Seniors And Children And Has Proposed Legislation To Cover The Almost 50 Million Americans Who Do Not Have Health Insurance. Because Senator Specter Is Keenly Aware Of The Importance Of Understanding The Younger Generation, He Often Visits And Speaks At Universities And High Schools. He Credits His Parents, Both Immigrants, With Emphasizing The Importance Of Education Which Has Enabled His Brother, Two Sisters, And Himself To Share In The American Dream. To Empower Others With Access To Education, He Led The Fight On The Appropriations Subcommittee To Increase Federal Spending By 138 Percent And Raise Funding For Scholarships And Student Loans. Constituent Service And Promoting Pennsylvania's Economic Interests Have Been The Hallmarks Of Senator Specter's Senate Career. He Maintained Offices In Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Erie, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, And The Lehigh Valley To Help Residents Of Those Areas Who Needed Assistance To Cut Washington's Redtape. From His Experience As A Teenager Working On A Farm In Kansas, The State Where He Was Born, Senator Specter Has Understood And Worked On The Problems Of Pennsylvania's Farmers From His Position On The Appropriations Subcommittee On Agriculture. He Frequently Argues In The International Trade Commission To Assist The Steel Industry From Being Deluged With Unfair Foreign Imports. His Proposed Legislation, Endorsed By Both Business And Labor, Would Create A Private Right Of Action In Federal Courts To Stop Subsidized Or Dumped Products From Being Imported Into The United States. He Has Supported The Coal Industry By Promoting Legislation For Clean Coal Technology And Securing 00 Million For A Schuylkill County Project To Turn Sludge Into High Octane, Environmentally Safe Gasoline. Recognizing The Long-term Effects Of Global Warming, He Has Cosponsored The Bingaman-Specter Bill To Reduce Harm From Carbon Emissions. As Chairman Of The Intelligence Committee In The 104th Congress And A Member Of The Appropriations Subcommittee On Foreign Operations, Senator Specter Traveled Extensively Meeting With World Leaders Including Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev; French President Francois Mitterrand; Israel's Prime Ministers Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir, Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, Ariel Sharon, And Ehud Olmert; China's President Hu Jintao; Indian Prime Minister Singh; Pakistan's Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto, Mohammad Zia, And Pervez Musharraf; Jordan's Kings Hussein And Abdullah; And Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Strongly Agreeing With Moshe Dayan's Famous Statement That We Make Peace With Our Enemies Not Our Friends, He Has Met With Syria's Presidents Hafez Al-Assad And Bashar Al-Assad; The Palestinian Authority's Chairman Yasser Arafat; Iraq's President Saddam Hussein; Cuba's President Fidel Castro; Libya's Leader Muammar Qadhafi; And Venezuela President Hugo Chavez. From These Meetings And His Studies Of Foreign Affairs Since His Undergraduate Days At The University Of Pennsylvania, Where He Majored In Political Science And International Relations, Senator Specter Has Been A Forceful Advocate For Aggressive Diplomacy To Solve International Conflicts. He Wrote, With Staffer Chris Bradish, An Article For The Washington Quarterly (Winter 2006-2007), Outlining A Blueprint For Diplomatic Initiatives In The Mideast With Emphasis On Bilateral Negotiations With Iran And Syria. Similarly, He Has Urged Bilateral, As Well As Multilateral, Negotiations With North Korea. Early In His Senate Career In 1982, He Was Among The First To Call For A U.S./U.S.S.R. Summit In A Resolution Which Passed The Senate 90 To 8. He Participated Extensively With The Senate Observers At The Geneva Arms Reduction Talks In The 1980s And Led The Fight For The Broad Interpretation Of The ABM Treaty. Senator Specter Consistently Supported Appropriations To Fight Global AIDS And Promoted Worldwide Support For Underdeveloped Countries Including Free Trade Agreements. Arlen Specter Was Elected To The U.S. Senate In 1980 And Served Five Terms. In 2005, Senator Specter Became Pennsylvania's Longest Serving U.S. Senator. He Was A Senior Member Of The Senate Judiciary, Appropriations, And Veterans Affairs Committees. Senator Specter Was A Member Of The Senate Judiciary Committee Since He Came To The Senate. As Such, He Played An Instrumental Role In Many Of The Senate's Most Important Issues, Including The Confirmations Of Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. And Justice Samuel Alito To Serve As Associate Justice On The U.S. Supreme Court. Senator Specter Also Shepherded Through The Judiciary Committee Legislation On Asbestos Litigation Reform To Absolve What The Supreme Court Once Called An ''elephantine Mass'' Clogging Our Judicial System. Senator Specter Has Worked In A Bipartisan Fashion To Reauthorize Key Provisions Of The USA PATRIOT Act, An Important Tool In The U.S. War On Terror. He Has Also Authored Legislation To Help Consumers Better Protect The Privacy Of Their Personal Information In The Face Of Recurrent Data Security Breaches Across The Country. On The Judiciary Committee, Senator Specter Built On His Foundation As A Lawyer And Former District Attorney. He Was The Author Of The Armed Career Criminal Act, Which Has Been Praised For Its Long Prison Terms For Repeat Offenders, And The Terrorist Prosecution Act, Which Authorizes Criminal Actions In U.S. Courts For Assaulting, Maiming, Or Murdering Americans Anywhere In The World. As A Senior Member Of The Appropriations Committee, Senator Specter Was Chairman Of The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On Labor, Health And Human Services, And Education. This Subcommittee Oversees Federal Funding For The National Institutes Of Health (NIH), The Centers For Disease Control, Educational Programs Like Head Start, Pell Grants, And GEAR-UP, And Worker Safety Programs. Under His Leadership, Funding For Education Has Increased By More Than 130 Percent. Senator Specter Was Also Instrumental In Doubling The Budget For NIH, Which Has Made Major Advances In Curing Parkinson's, Cancer, Heart Disease, And Delaying The Onset Of Alzheimer's. Finally, Senator Specter Is A Strong Proponent Of Stem Cell Research For The Purposes Of Discovering Knowledge That May Lead To Cures For These Same Ailments. Strengthening Our Nation's Security Has Been A Longstanding Priority Of Senator Specter's. Thirty Days After The Terrorist Attacks Of September 11, 2001, Senator Specter Drafted The Legislation That Established The Department Of Homeland Security. While Serving As Chairman Of The Senate Intelligence Committee In The 104th Congress, He Authored The Bill Creating The Inspector General Of The Central Intelligence Agency, Marking The Only Reform Legislation To Emerge From The Iran-Contra Affair. Senator Specter Continues His Strong Advocacy For Veterans, A Passion Born From The First Veteran He Ever Knew, His Father, Harry Specter, Who Was Wounded In World War I. As A Former Chairman Of The Veterans Committee, He Pushed For Just Treatment For Veterans And Increased Benefits. Working Closely With The Secretary Of Veterans Affairs, Senator Specter Oversaw The Opening Of Four New Veterans Outpatient Clinics In Fayette, Northampton, Venango, And Warren Counties And Passed Legislation To Create A New Veterans Cemetery In Southeastern Pennsylvania. A Frequent Visitor To All Of Pennsylvania's 67 Counties, Senator Specter Places Constituent Service High On His Priorities And Has Been Instrumental On The Appropriations Committee In Promoting Pennsylvania's Interests In Agriculture, High-technology, Steel, Coal, Tourism, Mass Transit, Highways, And Military Installations. In Addition To Tackling The Major Legislative Business Before The Senate, Senator Specter Also Engaged In A Personal Battle With Stage IV-B Hodgkin's Lymphoma Cancer In 2005 And 2008. In Both Cases He Underwent Nearly 5 Months Of Chemotherapy, But Still Maintained All Of His Senatorial Duties, Including Chairing Hearings, Voting, And Brokering Important Legislative Initiatives. In July 2008, Senator Specter Received His Last Chemotherapy Treatment And Has Since Received A Clean Bill Of Health. Senator Specter Was Born To Immigrant Parents In Wichita, KS, And Grew Up In The Small Town Of Russell, KS. He Is A Phi Beta Kappa Graduate Of The University Of Pennsylvania And Served As An Editor Of The Yale Law Journal. He Began His Career In Public Service As An Assistant Philadelphia District Attorney. While Serving In That Position, He Was Named Assistant Counsel On The Warren Commission Investigation Into President Kennedy's Assassination. Two Years Later, Senator Specter Was Elected District Attorney Of Philadelphia At The Age Of 35. Senator Specter Lives In Philadelphia With His Wife Joan. They Have Two Sons, Shanin And Steve, And Four Grandchildren, Silvi, Perri, Lilli, And Hatti. Farewell To The Senate Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Mr. SPECTER. Madam President, This Is Not A Farewell Address But, Rather, A Closing Argument To A Jury Of My Colleagues And The American People Outlining My Views On How The Senate And, With It, The Federal Government Arrived At Its Current Condition Of Partisan Gridlock, And My Suggestions On Where We Go From Here On That Pressing Problem And The Key Issues Of National And International Importance. To Make A Final Floor Statement Is A Challenge. The Washington Post Noted The Poor Attendance At My Colleagues' Farewell Speeches Earlier This Month. That Is Really Not Surprising Since There Is Hardly Anyone Ever On The Senate Floor. The Days Of Lively Debate With Many Members On The Floor Are Long Gone. Abuse Of The Senate Rules Has Pretty Much Stripped Senators Of The Right To Offer Amendments. The Modern Filibuster Requires Only A Threat And No Talking. So The Senate's Activity For More Than A Decade Has Been The Virtual Continuous Drone Of A Quorum Call. But That Is Not The Way It Was When Senator Chris Dodd And I Were Privileged To Enter The World's Greatest Deliberative Body 30 Years Ago. Senators On Both Sides Of The Aisle Engaged In Collegial Debate And Found Ways To Find Common Ground On The Nation's Pressing Problems. When I Attended My First Republican Moderates Luncheon, I Met Mark Hatfield, John Chafee, Ted Stevens, Mac Mathias, Bob Stafford, Bob Packwood, Chuck Percy, Bill Cohen, Warren Rudman, Alan Simpson, Jack Danforth, John Warner, Nancy Kassebaum, Slade Gorton, And I Found My Colleague John Heinz There. That Is A Far Cry From Later Years When The Moderates Could Fit Into A Telephone Booth. On The Other Side Of The Aisle, I Found Many Democratic Senators Willing To Move To The Center To Craft Legislation” Subjects and Themes:

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“SkyNews - Prof Chris Whitty Tells @BethRigby Bradford Has Shown "superb Leadership" And If They Had Not Done So, "we Would Be In A Substantially Worse Place". He Adds The Evidence Over The Country Is "the Great Majority Of People" Intend To Follow The Rules.” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  SkyNews - Prof Chris Whitty Tells @BethRigby Bradford Has Shown "superb Leadership" And If They Had Not Done So, "we Would Be In A Substantially Worse Place". He Adds The Evidence Over The Country Is "the Great Majority Of People" Intend To Follow The Rules.
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“SkyNews - Prof Chris Whitty Tells @BethRigby Bradford Has Shown "superb Leadership" And If They Had Not Done So, "we Would Be In A Substantially Worse Place". He Adds The Evidence Over The Country Is "the Great Majority Of People" Intend To Follow The Rules.” Subjects and Themes:

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“TRIBUTES TO HON. ROBERT F. BENNETT Robert F. Bennett U.S. SENATOR FROM UTAH TRIBUTES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TONGRESS.#15 ? [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] T4801.001 Robert F. Bennett ? Tributes Delivered In Congress Robert F. Bennett United States Senator 1993-2011 A ? Compiled Under The Direction Of The Joint Committee On Printing CONTENTS Biography............................................. V Farewell To The Senate................................ Vii Proceedings In The Senate: Tributes By Senators: Alexander, Lamar, Of Tennessee................. 3 Baucus, Max, Of Montana........................ 11 Bond, Christopher S., Of Missouri.............. 5 Bunning, Jim, Of Kentucky...................... 18 Carper, Thomas R., Of Delaware................. 18 Conrad, Kent, Of North Dakota.................. 12 Cornyn, John, Of Texas......................... 16 Dodd, Christopher J., Of Connecticut........... 15 Durbin, Richard, Of Illinois................... 6, 15 Enzi, Michael B., Of Wyoming................... 13 Harkin, Tom, Of Iowa........................... 17 Hutchison, Kay Bailey, Of Texas................ 19 McConnell, Mitch, Of Kentucky.................. 8 Murkowski, Lisa, Of Alaska..................... 20 Reed, Jack, Of Rhode Island.................... 7 Reid, Harry, Of Nevada......................... 5 Warner, Mark R., Of Virginia................... 7 BIOGRAPHY Former Senator Robert F. Bennett Has Earned The Reputation Among His Colleagues, Constituents, And Clients As A Pragmatic Problem-solver Who Seeks Creative And Commonsense Solutions To Their Issues. Robert F. Bennett Entered The Political Arena By Managing His Father's Senatorial Reelection Campaign 49 Years Ago, In 1962. Wallace F. Bennett Was A U.S. Senator From 1951 To 1974. It Was This Experience That Would Later Inspire Mr. Bennett To Seek Public Office. In The Meantime, He Used His Strong Leadership Skills And Lessons Learned From Working As A Staffer On Capitol Hill In Several Successful Entrepreneurial Pursuits. His Greatest Triumph In The Business World Came When He Was CEO Of Franklin International Institute, Now Known As Franklin Covey. Mr. Bennett Grew The Business From 4 Employees To More Than 1,000, And It Was Listed On The New York Stock Exchange. In 1992, Mr. Bennett Followed In His Father's Footsteps And Ran A Successful Campaign For The U.S. Senate, Carrying His Businessman-like Approach With Him To The Hill. He Served As A Senior Member Of The Senate Banking Committee And A Member Of The Distinguished Joint Economic Committee, Where He Was At The Center Of National Economic Policy Discussions. He Also Served As The Ranking Republican On The Senate Rules Committee. As A Member Of The Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Bennett Strived To Balance Fiscal Discipline In Government While Representing The Needs Of His Constituents In The Distribution Of Federal Funds. He Also Represented The Interests Of The West As The Ranking Republican On The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On Energy And Water And A Member Of The Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee. Senator Bennett Was At The Forefront Of Health Care Reform. He Cosponsored The Healthy Americans Act, The First Major Bipartisan Health Care Legislation In More Than A Decade. His Healthy Americans Act Guaranteed Quality, Affordable, Portable Health Coverage For Every American, Cutting Health Costs By More Than .2 Trillion Over The Next Decade. Mr. Bennett Is A Graduate Of The University Of Utah, Where He Was Student Body President. He And His Wife Joyce Are The Proud Parents Of 6 Children And Have 20 Grandchildren. Farewell To The Senate Thursday, December 9, 2010 Mr. BENNETT. Madam President, There Once Was A Very Strong Tradition In The Senate That Every New Senator Gave A Maiden Speech, And In That Tradition Some Senators Waited As Long As A Year Before They Gave The Speech. Then, When The Time Came, The More Senior Senators Would Gather And Take Notes And Then Critique The Newcomer On How Well He Did. Life Has Changed A Good Deal. I Never Gave A Maiden Speech. I Plunged Right Into The Debate When I Got Here. Now The Tradition Seems To Be To Give A Farewell Speech. So I Am Grateful To My Colleagues Who Will Gather For This Occasion As I Contemplate Saying Farewell To The Senate. But I Will Warn Them, This Is Probably Not My Last Speech. I Intend To Be Heavily Involved In The Debate Over Whether We Pass A Continuing Resolution Or An Omnibus Bill. I Have A History With The Senate, And It Began When I Was A Teenager As A Summer Intern. I Remember Sitting In The Gallery And Watching Bob Taft Prowl Across The Back Of The Senate, Watching To Make Sure Things Were Going According To His Desire. He Had Been The Majority Leader. He Had Stepped Down From That Position Because Of The Cancer He Had Contracted, But He Was Still Paying Attention To This Body Where He Served With Such Distinction. Lyndon Johnson Was Sprawled Out With His Lanky Frame At The Democratic Leader's Desk, And I Was Watching From The Gallery, Thinking What An Extraordinary Place This Was. Ten Years Later, I Came Back As A Staffer, And I Served Here. I Was Sitting In My Cubicle In The Dirksen Building When Word Came That John F. Kennedy Had Been Shot In Dallas. We Didn't Know Whether He Was Dead. We All Rushed Over To The Senate, Where There Was A Ticker Tape Back In The Back Lobby, To See What Was Happening. I Rushed In With The Others To See What Was There And Then Looked To See Whom I Had Jostled Aside In Order To Get To See The Ticker Tape. It Was Mike Mansfield. I Quietly Withdrew, Realizing I Had Done Something That Was Not Appropriate On That Occasion. I Was Here In Washington When Martin Luther King Gave His ''I Have A Dream'' Speech. I Was Here As A Staffer When The Historic Civil Rights Bill Of 1964 Was Passed And Was Involved In The Drafting Of That Bill At A Very Low Kind Of Level And The Conflict That Occurred On That Occasion. Then I Came Back Into Government As The Head Of The Congressional Relations Function For A Cabinet-level Department. I Worked With Senator Dirksen In Trying To Pursue The Nixon Administration's Goals Forward And Ran Into A Bright Young Senator From Kansas With A Sharp Wit Named Bob Dole. I Had The Opportunity Of Working With Dirksen And Dole And The Others In That Situation. Watergate Came Along. I Was Given The Dubious Honor Of Being Called To Testify By A Young Senator From Tennessee Named Howard Baker. He Assigned Me To His Staffer, Who Grilled Me For 3 Hours Under Oath” Metadata:

• Title: ➤  TRIBUTES TO HON. ROBERT F. BENNETT Robert F. Bennett U.S. SENATOR FROM UTAH TRIBUTES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TONGRESS.#15 ? [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] T4801.001 Robert F. Bennett ? Tributes Delivered In Congress Robert F. Bennett United States Senator 1993-2011 A ? Compiled Under The Direction Of The Joint Committee On Printing CONTENTS Biography............................................. V Farewell To The Senate................................ Vii Proceedings In The Senate: Tributes By Senators: Alexander, Lamar, Of Tennessee................. 3 Baucus, Max, Of Montana........................ 11 Bond, Christopher S., Of Missouri.............. 5 Bunning, Jim, Of Kentucky...................... 18 Carper, Thomas R., Of Delaware................. 18 Conrad, Kent, Of North Dakota.................. 12 Cornyn, John, Of Texas......................... 16 Dodd, Christopher J., Of Connecticut........... 15 Durbin, Richard, Of Illinois................... 6, 15 Enzi, Michael B., Of Wyoming................... 13 Harkin, Tom, Of Iowa........................... 17 Hutchison, Kay Bailey, Of Texas................ 19 McConnell, Mitch, Of Kentucky.................. 8 Murkowski, Lisa, Of Alaska..................... 20 Reed, Jack, Of Rhode Island.................... 7 Reid, Harry, Of Nevada......................... 5 Warner, Mark R., Of Virginia................... 7 BIOGRAPHY Former Senator Robert F. Bennett Has Earned The Reputation Among His Colleagues, Constituents, And Clients As A Pragmatic Problem-solver Who Seeks Creative And Commonsense Solutions To Their Issues. Robert F. Bennett Entered The Political Arena By Managing His Father's Senatorial Reelection Campaign 49 Years Ago, In 1962. Wallace F. Bennett Was A U.S. Senator From 1951 To 1974. It Was This Experience That Would Later Inspire Mr. Bennett To Seek Public Office. In The Meantime, He Used His Strong Leadership Skills And Lessons Learned From Working As A Staffer On Capitol Hill In Several Successful Entrepreneurial Pursuits. His Greatest Triumph In The Business World Came When He Was CEO Of Franklin International Institute, Now Known As Franklin Covey. Mr. Bennett Grew The Business From 4 Employees To More Than 1,000, And It Was Listed On The New York Stock Exchange. In 1992, Mr. Bennett Followed In His Father's Footsteps And Ran A Successful Campaign For The U.S. Senate, Carrying His Businessman-like Approach With Him To The Hill. He Served As A Senior Member Of The Senate Banking Committee And A Member Of The Distinguished Joint Economic Committee, Where He Was At The Center Of National Economic Policy Discussions. He Also Served As The Ranking Republican On The Senate Rules Committee. As A Member Of The Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Bennett Strived To Balance Fiscal Discipline In Government While Representing The Needs Of His Constituents In The Distribution Of Federal Funds. He Also Represented The Interests Of The West As The Ranking Republican On The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On Energy And Water And A Member Of The Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee. Senator Bennett Was At The Forefront Of Health Care Reform. He Cosponsored The Healthy Americans Act, The First Major Bipartisan Health Care Legislation In More Than A Decade. His Healthy Americans Act Guaranteed Quality, Affordable, Portable Health Coverage For Every American, Cutting Health Costs By More Than .2 Trillion Over The Next Decade. Mr. Bennett Is A Graduate Of The University Of Utah, Where He Was Student Body President. He And His Wife Joyce Are The Proud Parents Of 6 Children And Have 20 Grandchildren. Farewell To The Senate Thursday, December 9, 2010 Mr. BENNETT. Madam President, There Once Was A Very Strong Tradition In The Senate That Every New Senator Gave A Maiden Speech, And In That Tradition Some Senators Waited As Long As A Year Before They Gave The Speech. Then, When The Time Came, The More Senior Senators Would Gather And Take Notes And Then Critique The Newcomer On How Well He Did. Life Has Changed A Good Deal. I Never Gave A Maiden Speech. I Plunged Right Into The Debate When I Got Here. Now The Tradition Seems To Be To Give A Farewell Speech. So I Am Grateful To My Colleagues Who Will Gather For This Occasion As I Contemplate Saying Farewell To The Senate. But I Will Warn Them, This Is Probably Not My Last Speech. I Intend To Be Heavily Involved In The Debate Over Whether We Pass A Continuing Resolution Or An Omnibus Bill. I Have A History With The Senate, And It Began When I Was A Teenager As A Summer Intern. I Remember Sitting In The Gallery And Watching Bob Taft Prowl Across The Back Of The Senate, Watching To Make Sure Things Were Going According To His Desire. He Had Been The Majority Leader. He Had Stepped Down From That Position Because Of The Cancer He Had Contracted, But He Was Still Paying Attention To This Body Where He Served With Such Distinction. Lyndon Johnson Was Sprawled Out With His Lanky Frame At The Democratic Leader's Desk, And I Was Watching From The Gallery, Thinking What An Extraordinary Place This Was. Ten Years Later, I Came Back As A Staffer, And I Served Here. I Was Sitting In My Cubicle In The Dirksen Building When Word Came That John F. Kennedy Had Been Shot In Dallas. We Didn't Know Whether He Was Dead. We All Rushed Over To The Senate, Where There Was A Ticker Tape Back In The Back Lobby, To See What Was Happening. I Rushed In With The Others To See What Was There And Then Looked To See Whom I Had Jostled Aside In Order To Get To See The Ticker Tape. It Was Mike Mansfield. I Quietly Withdrew, Realizing I Had Done Something That Was Not Appropriate On That Occasion. I Was Here In Washington When Martin Luther King Gave His ''I Have A Dream'' Speech. I Was Here As A Staffer When The Historic Civil Rights Bill Of 1964 Was Passed And Was Involved In The Drafting Of That Bill At A Very Low Kind Of Level And The Conflict That Occurred On That Occasion. Then I Came Back Into Government As The Head Of The Congressional Relations Function For A Cabinet-level Department. I Worked With Senator Dirksen In Trying To Pursue The Nixon Administration's Goals Forward And Ran Into A Bright Young Senator From Kansas With A Sharp Wit Named Bob Dole. I Had The Opportunity Of Working With Dirksen And Dole And The Others In That Situation. Watergate Came Along. I Was Given The Dubious Honor Of Being Called To Testify By A Young Senator From Tennessee Named Howard Baker. He Assigned Me To His Staffer, Who Grilled Me For 3 Hours Under Oath
• Author: Congressional Committee
• Language: English

“TRIBUTES TO HON. ROBERT F. BENNETT Robert F. Bennett U.S. SENATOR FROM UTAH TRIBUTES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TONGRESS.#15 ? [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] T4801.001 Robert F. Bennett ? Tributes Delivered In Congress Robert F. Bennett United States Senator 1993-2011 A ? Compiled Under The Direction Of The Joint Committee On Printing CONTENTS Biography............................................. V Farewell To The Senate................................ Vii Proceedings In The Senate: Tributes By Senators: Alexander, Lamar, Of Tennessee................. 3 Baucus, Max, Of Montana........................ 11 Bond, Christopher S., Of Missouri.............. 5 Bunning, Jim, Of Kentucky...................... 18 Carper, Thomas R., Of Delaware................. 18 Conrad, Kent, Of North Dakota.................. 12 Cornyn, John, Of Texas......................... 16 Dodd, Christopher J., Of Connecticut........... 15 Durbin, Richard, Of Illinois................... 6, 15 Enzi, Michael B., Of Wyoming................... 13 Harkin, Tom, Of Iowa........................... 17 Hutchison, Kay Bailey, Of Texas................ 19 McConnell, Mitch, Of Kentucky.................. 8 Murkowski, Lisa, Of Alaska..................... 20 Reed, Jack, Of Rhode Island.................... 7 Reid, Harry, Of Nevada......................... 5 Warner, Mark R., Of Virginia................... 7 BIOGRAPHY Former Senator Robert F. Bennett Has Earned The Reputation Among His Colleagues, Constituents, And Clients As A Pragmatic Problem-solver Who Seeks Creative And Commonsense Solutions To Their Issues. Robert F. Bennett Entered The Political Arena By Managing His Father's Senatorial Reelection Campaign 49 Years Ago, In 1962. Wallace F. Bennett Was A U.S. Senator From 1951 To 1974. It Was This Experience That Would Later Inspire Mr. Bennett To Seek Public Office. In The Meantime, He Used His Strong Leadership Skills And Lessons Learned From Working As A Staffer On Capitol Hill In Several Successful Entrepreneurial Pursuits. His Greatest Triumph In The Business World Came When He Was CEO Of Franklin International Institute, Now Known As Franklin Covey. Mr. Bennett Grew The Business From 4 Employees To More Than 1,000, And It Was Listed On The New York Stock Exchange. In 1992, Mr. Bennett Followed In His Father's Footsteps And Ran A Successful Campaign For The U.S. Senate, Carrying His Businessman-like Approach With Him To The Hill. He Served As A Senior Member Of The Senate Banking Committee And A Member Of The Distinguished Joint Economic Committee, Where He Was At The Center Of National Economic Policy Discussions. He Also Served As The Ranking Republican On The Senate Rules Committee. As A Member Of The Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Bennett Strived To Balance Fiscal Discipline In Government While Representing The Needs Of His Constituents In The Distribution Of Federal Funds. He Also Represented The Interests Of The West As The Ranking Republican On The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On Energy And Water And A Member Of The Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee. Senator Bennett Was At The Forefront Of Health Care Reform. He Cosponsored The Healthy Americans Act, The First Major Bipartisan Health Care Legislation In More Than A Decade. His Healthy Americans Act Guaranteed Quality, Affordable, Portable Health Coverage For Every American, Cutting Health Costs By More Than .2 Trillion Over The Next Decade. Mr. Bennett Is A Graduate Of The University Of Utah, Where He Was Student Body President. He And His Wife Joyce Are The Proud Parents Of 6 Children And Have 20 Grandchildren. Farewell To The Senate Thursday, December 9, 2010 Mr. BENNETT. Madam President, There Once Was A Very Strong Tradition In The Senate That Every New Senator Gave A Maiden Speech, And In That Tradition Some Senators Waited As Long As A Year Before They Gave The Speech. Then, When The Time Came, The More Senior Senators Would Gather And Take Notes And Then Critique The Newcomer On How Well He Did. Life Has Changed A Good Deal. I Never Gave A Maiden Speech. I Plunged Right Into The Debate When I Got Here. Now The Tradition Seems To Be To Give A Farewell Speech. So I Am Grateful To My Colleagues Who Will Gather For This Occasion As I Contemplate Saying Farewell To The Senate. But I Will Warn Them, This Is Probably Not My Last Speech. I Intend To Be Heavily Involved In The Debate Over Whether We Pass A Continuing Resolution Or An Omnibus Bill. I Have A History With The Senate, And It Began When I Was A Teenager As A Summer Intern. I Remember Sitting In The Gallery And Watching Bob Taft Prowl Across The Back Of The Senate, Watching To Make Sure Things Were Going According To His Desire. He Had Been The Majority Leader. He Had Stepped Down From That Position Because Of The Cancer He Had Contracted, But He Was Still Paying Attention To This Body Where He Served With Such Distinction. Lyndon Johnson Was Sprawled Out With His Lanky Frame At The Democratic Leader's Desk, And I Was Watching From The Gallery, Thinking What An Extraordinary Place This Was. Ten Years Later, I Came Back As A Staffer, And I Served Here. I Was Sitting In My Cubicle In The Dirksen Building When Word Came That John F. Kennedy Had Been Shot In Dallas. We Didn't Know Whether He Was Dead. We All Rushed Over To The Senate, Where There Was A Ticker Tape Back In The Back Lobby, To See What Was Happening. I Rushed In With The Others To See What Was There And Then Looked To See Whom I Had Jostled Aside In Order To Get To See The Ticker Tape. It Was Mike Mansfield. I Quietly Withdrew, Realizing I Had Done Something That Was Not Appropriate On That Occasion. I Was Here In Washington When Martin Luther King Gave His ''I Have A Dream'' Speech. I Was Here As A Staffer When The Historic Civil Rights Bill Of 1964 Was Passed And Was Involved In The Drafting Of That Bill At A Very Low Kind Of Level And The Conflict That Occurred On That Occasion. Then I Came Back Into Government As The Head Of The Congressional Relations Function For A Cabinet-level Department. I Worked With Senator Dirksen In Trying To Pursue The Nixon Administration's Goals Forward And Ran Into A Bright Young Senator From Kansas With A Sharp Wit Named Bob Dole. I Had The Opportunity Of Working With Dirksen And Dole And The Others In That Situation. Watergate Came Along. I Was Given The Dubious Honor Of Being Called To Testify By A Young Senator From Tennessee Named Howard Baker. He Assigned Me To His Staffer, Who Grilled Me For 3 Hours Under Oath” Subjects and Themes:

• Subjects: 111th - Senate

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